Deactivated 1913 | Opened 1900 | |
Location Bulls Island, Charleston County, South Carolina Year first constructed 1852 Original
1900 Second Construction Black lantern on keeper's house Height 35 feet (11 m) Original Focal height 44 feet (13 m) Original Similar Sullivan's Island Range Li, Fort Ripley Shoal Light, Haig Point Range Lights, Cape Romain Lighthouses, Hilton Head Range R | ||
The Bulls Bay Lighthouse is a former lighthouse on Bulls Island in Charleston County, South Carolina. Its first lighthouse was built in 1852. After it was destroyed in 1897, a new light was built in 1900. It was deactivated in 1913.
Bulls Island is a barrier island that is part of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. It can be reached by private ferry from Awendaw, South Carolina.
The original lighthouse had its lantern mounted on top of the lightkeeper's brick house. This was destroyed in 1897. It was replaced in 1900 with a metal skeletal tower. The light station was deactivated in 1913.
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