Year first constructed 1801 Automated 1986 Construction Brick Height 26 m Area 2 ha Material Brick | Year first lit 1812, rebuilt 1867 Foundation Rubblestone caisson Address Georgetown, SC 29440, USA Opened 1801 Range 27,780 m Added to NRHP 30 December 1974 | |
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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.
The light was automated in 1986. The focal plane is 85 feet (26 m) above mean high water.
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