Type:
Year Established:
1877
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
HILTON HEAD ISLAND
Latitude:
32°9′51″N
Longitude:
80°44′24″W
City / Town:
BEAUFORT
U.S. State:
South Carolina
Location County:
BEAUFORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1932
Year Tower Established:
1880
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE FOOTINGS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
92
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
89
Tower Shape:
SKELETAL PYRAMIDAL W/CENTRAL CYL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1880
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (1892), CISTERNS
OPTICS
Current Optic:
SODIUM VAPOR (DECORATIVE)
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017