Type:
Year Established:
1820
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Sapelo GA 2013 by JCC copy.jpg (1.25 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2013
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
South end Sapelo Island
Latitude:
31 23.28'
Longitude:
81 17.07'
City / Town:
Darien
U.S. State:
Georgia
Location County:
Mcintosh
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
Light list data courtesy Gary RiemenschneiderSTRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1899-1998
Year Tower Established:
1820
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
100
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
97
Tower Shape:
Conical
Tower Daymark:
White later Red and White Stripes
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1820
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
BRICK/MORTAR CISTERNS, REMAINS OF BRICK OIL HOUSE (1890)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
4th Order Fresnel
Original Optic Type:
15 fifteen-inch reflectors & lamps
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Fourth Order Fresnel Lens installed in 1854