Sullivans Island Range Front

Year Established:
1848
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Charleston Bar
Latitude:
32.756°N
Longitude:
79.852°W
City / Town:
CHARLESTON
U.S. State:
South Carolina
Location County:
Charleston
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Sullivans Island Range Front
  2. Sullivans Island Range Front
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1901
Year Tower Established:
1878
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
26 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
26
Tower Shape:
square pyramid
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
6th order Fresnel Lens
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

KEEPERS BECAME DWELLING FOR SOUTH CHANNEL RANGE IN 1899


Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018