Self-guided · metro area, Louisiana
Historic Lighthouses in Slidell, LA
Lighthouses and light stations on the coasts, lakes and rivers, with the history of the keepers who ran them.
The Slidell–Mandeville–Covington, LA metro area has about 279,108 residents, ranking 184th in the country. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.
On the record near Slidell, LA
The 6 nearest
6 listed sites on the record match historic lighthouses within 300 miles of Slidell, LA, out of 35 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.
- Biloxi Lighthouse52 miles from the center of Slidell · Structure · Biloxi · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
- Round Island Lighthouse71 miles from the center of Slidell · Structure · Pascagoula · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
- Southwest Reef Lighthouse95 miles from the center of Slidell · Structure · Berwick · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
- Pensacola Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters147 miles from the center of Slidell · Site · Pensacola · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
- Sabine Pass Lighthouse247 miles from the center of Slidell · Structure · Cameron · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
- Cape San Blas Lighthouse at Port St. Joe269 miles from the center of Slidell · Building · Port St. Joe · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places
Distances are straight-line from the center of Slidell, LA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Lighthouses in Slidell, step by step
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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county
What people in Slidell, LA ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in Slidell, LA?
Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.
Where does the information on these sites come from?
From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.
Are these buildings open to the public?
Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.
What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?
It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.
How a visit works in Slidell
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Slidell, LA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
- Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
- Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Slidell, LA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
- Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
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