Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity
Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity is a memorial in Jefferson, Texas. Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity is situated nearby to Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site, as well as near the naval base USCGC Stingray.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site and Sabine Pass Lighthouse.
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site is located in Jefferson County, Texas, where the Sabine River enters the Gulf of Mexico. The site is the location of a significant Civil War battle. Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity.Sabine Pass Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sabine Pass Lighthouse, or Sabine Pass Light as it was referred to by the United States Coast Guard, is a historic lighthouse, as part of a gulf coast light station, on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River, in Cameron Parish, across from the community of Sabine Pass, Texas. Sabine Pass Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sabine Pass.
Sabine Pass
Village
Sabine Pass is a neighborhood in Port Arthur, Texas. It had been incorporated in 1861 before being formally annexed by Port Arthur in 1978. However, Sabine Pass retains its own distinct identity with its own school district, post office, and port authority.
Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity
- Type: Memorial
- Address: Sabine Pass
- Category: historic site
- Location: Jefferson, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.73313° or 29° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
-93.87326° or 93° 52′ 24″ westInception
2006Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
76X8P4MG+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 12438060157OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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