Georgetown Light
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| Georgetown Light | |
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 Georgetown Light on North Island on Winyah Bay |
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| Location: | Winyah Bay, South Carolina |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first constructed: | 1812 |
| Automated: | 1986 |
| Foundation: | Rubblestone caisson |
| Construction: | Brick |
| Tower shape: | Conical |
| Markings/Pattern: | White |
| Height: | 87 ft (26.5 m) |
| Elevation: | 85 ft (25.9 m) |
| Original lens: | 4th order Fresnel (1857) |
| Current lens: | VRB-25, Solar Powered |
| Range: | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Characteristic: | White, 3 s flash, 2 s off, 3 s flash, 7 s off |
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 original lighthouse was a 72 ft (22 m) cypress tower. It was destroyed by a storm in 1806. In 1812, an 87 ft (26.5 m) tower was built. In 1857, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed. It was rebuilt in 1867 after the Civil War.
The light was automated in 1986. Its current characteristic is a white light with a 3 s flash, 2 s off, 3 s flash, and 7 s off. The focal plane is 85 ft (25.9 m) above mean sea level. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, #74001859. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional pictures and information [5] and a copy of the nomination form for Georgetown Lighthouse.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V3COMPLETE.pdf U.S. Coast Guard, Light List, v. III, 2006, p. 3, ISBN 0-16-072990-4.
- ^ Roberts, Bruce, and Jones, Ray, Southern Lighthouses: Outer Banks to Cape Florida, 3rd ed., Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT, 2002, p. 41, ISBN 0-7627-1243-0.
- ^ Hollands, F. Ross, Jr., Great American Lighthouses, Preservation Press, Washington, DC, p. 190, ISBN 0-89133-153-0.
- ^ Edgar, Walter, ed. The South Carolina Encyclopedia, University of South Carolina Press, 2006, p. 556-557, ISBN 1-57003-598-2
- ^ South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- ^ National Register of Historic Places nomination form
[edit] External links
- Lighthousefriends.com Georgetown Light page
- National Park Service Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Georgetown
- Georgetown Light is at coordinates Coordinates:
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