Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Cape Romain SC 2010.jpg (11.75 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2010
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND
Latitude:
33°01.06'
Longitude:
79°22.26'
City / Town:
MCLELLANVILLE
U.S. State:
South Carolina
Location County:
CHARLESTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1947
Year Tower Established:
1827 & 1858
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
TIMBER PILING
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
154 ft.
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
150
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
Black and White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1820
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
BOTTOM 1/3 (65 FEET) OF 1827 TOWER REMAINS
3 keeper houses
Boat House
3 keeper houses
Boat House
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later 1st order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1858
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1937
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
New Tower lighted January 1, 1858.