Georgetown Light

Georgetown Light


Location	Winyah Bay, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°13′21.47″N 79°11′6.18″W / 33.2226306°N 79.1850500°W / 33.2226306; -79.1850500Coordinates: 33°13′21.47″N 79°11′6.18″W / 33.2226306°N 79.1850500°W / 33.2226306; -79.1850500
Year first constructed	1801
Year first lit	1812, rebuilt 1867
Automated	1986
Foundation	Rubblestone caisson
Construction	Brick
Tower shape	Conical (nb Light List says "cylindrical")
Markings / pattern	White with black lantern
Height	87 feet (27 m)
Focal height	85 feet (26 m)
Original lens	4th order Fresnel (1855)
Current lens	VRB-25, Solar Powered
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W (2), 15 sec
Admiralty number	J2582
ARLHS number	USA-323
USCG number	3-120 ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Georgetown Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Georgetown, South Carolina
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1801 [sic], actually 1812
NRHP Reference #	74001857^[4]
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974

Georgetown Light on North Island at the entrance to Winyah Bay southeast of Georgetown, South Carolina, is an active light. The light is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard, and the lighthouse is now under the control of State of South Carolina as part of the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve. The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The original lighthouse was a cypress tower. It was destroyed by a storm in 1806. In 1812, a 72 feet (22 m) brick tower was built. A fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed in 1857. It was rebuilt and raised to 87 feet (27 m) in 1867 after suffering damage during the Civil War.^[2]

The light was automated in 1986. The focal plane is 85 feet (26 m) above mean high water.^[1]

References

1 2 Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 2.
1 2 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: South Carolina". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: South Carolina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Lighthouses of South Carolina

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

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