Alternate Name(s):
Charleston
Type:
Year Established:
1767
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Morris Island SC, Tyler Finkle.jpg (765.8 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Tyler Finkle
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
MORRIS ISLAND/CHARLESTON HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
32° 45.5'
Longitude:
79° 50.6'
City / Town:
FOLLY BEACH
U.S. State:
South Carolina
Location County:
CHARLESTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1962
Year Tower Established:
1876
Tower Construction Material:
DRESSED STONE
Tower Foundation:
TIMBER PILING/CONCRETE BASE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
155
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?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GABLED
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD/DESTROYED 1939
Other Structures:
NONE SURVIVE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1858
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017