Lighting The Way

Biloxi Usps Two Gulf Coast Lighthouses to be featured as part of USPS 2009 commemorative stamp program.

by WKRG Staff

Published: Tue, December 30, 2008 - 12:25 pm CST

The light house series of stamps continues to be a popular one for the United States Postal Service. And in 2009 two Gulf Coast light houses will be a part of that series. The Sand Island Lighthouse was first constructed in 1838 as Alabama's first and only seacoast light. According to the Alabama Light House Association it has had to be rebuilt twice, first due to erosion the second after it was destroyed in the civil war. Today the light house is owned by the residents of Dauphin Island and in need of restoration.
The Biloxi Lighthouse is the only lighthouse in the United States that stands in the middle of a four-lane highway. The lighthouse survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The lighthouse series of stamps feature pantings by Toms River, New Jersey artist Howard Koslow. Click here to find out what other stamps will be a part of the 2009 commemorative stamp program.

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carl Says:

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:34 pm

Naaw,haven’t won that power ball yet,it keeps rolling over. I believe it’s $146 million now and I try to keep my name in the hat just in case.Have you ever saw how a light house was designed and made? It’s a fascinating piece of work,especially with the old stone ones.I wouldn’t have the patience.I been busy taking a lot of courses from the Department of Homeland Security and Fema for a few months and I’m taking a few weeks break for a while now.A while longer and I’ll be throwing my two cents back in on subjects.

BamaBob Says:

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:33 am

One time there was a story about buying light house for a dollar or something. I checked it out and all you had to do was promise to spend a couple a million a year in maintenance. That romantic dream of owning a lighthouse was quickly quashed…...

BamaBob Says:

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:30 am

Carl - I have not seen you around in a while. I thought you won that power ball and skipped town!

I would never ask why you crossed the road…... now that you already mentioned it!

carl Says:

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:25 am

BamaBob that wasn’t a light house,That was me trying to cross the road and they put that silly light on my head to keep me from getting run over on my epic journey from one side of the road to the other.Slow but sure and steady as he goes,Don’t ask me why I crossed road.

bobcat Says:

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:13 am

I remember one was being straightened last year somewhere near the British Isles but I never followed it’s progress. I’m not quite fanatical as some are with the collection obsession (figurines, wooden wall plaques, doormats etc.) but I did give a donation to the revitalization to it after Katrina and I will buy a stamp or two I’m sure.

BamaBob Says:

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:49 am

A few years ago there was a web cam pointed at a light house that was being moved. They could only move it a few inches a day. Whatever happened with that Lighthouse? I quit watching and got interested in snail races. Much faster pace.

bobcat Says:

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:44 am

Out of all of the lighthouses that I’ve seen in person, the Sand Island lighthouse is one of my favorite. Not only in it’s beauty but because of it’s isolation. Every time I see it, there seems to be a momentary personal moment that I’m sure so many experience when it’s just you and this historical monument out in the middle of nowhere.

I’m so pleased that it was selected and now it can be admired by those who never knew it was even out there.

As a child it also saved me from getting seasick many times from being able to focus on something that wasn’t moving. “whew”.....