| Location: | Choctaw Point south of Mobile, Alabama |
| Coordinates: | 30.6667°N -146°W |
| Yearlit: | 1831 |
| Yeardeactivated: | 1862 |
| Construction: | brick |
| Shape: | conical tower |
| Focalheight: | [1] |
The Choctaw Point Light was a lighthouse located just south of Mobile, Alabama on the west shore of Mobile Bay.
Mobile Bay is quite shallow, and dredging began in 1826 using a machine developed by John Grant, a sea captain in the area.[2] The channel opened the city up to greater traffic and in 1831 a brick tower was constructed on Choctaw Point, which projected from the west shore somewhat south of town.[3] It was considered poorly sited by pilots due to its lack of alignment with the channels.[1]
The beacon was extinguished at the outset of the Civil War and was never relit.[3] The site was used for a buoy depot and railroad wharves; today it is occupied by a container shipping terminal, and no trace of the light remains.[3] [4]