Type:
Year Established:
1859
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Hunting Island SC 1996 Oct. A. Dixon copy.jpg (635.03 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1996
Photo Credit:
A. Dixon
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK
Latitude:
32° 22.32'
Longitude:
80° 26.15'
City / Town:
BEAUFORT
U.S. State:
South Carolina
Location County:
BEAUFORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1933
Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON/BRICK LINED
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
133
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
121
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
White and Black
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1863
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
IRON/CEMENT
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1875
Keeper's Quarters Style:
FARMHOUSE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
2 STORAGE BUILDINGS, OIL HOUSE, CISTERN
OPTICS
Current Optic:
MODERN AID
Original Optic Type:
SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1875
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017