Type:
Year Established:
1793
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
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File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Savannah River Entrance
Latitude:
32° 01.20'
Longitude:
80° 50.43'
City / Town:
Tybee Island
U.S. State:
Georgia
Location County:
Chatham
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Tybee Island Historical Society
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Disposition:
Functional
Year Tower Established:
1793, 1867
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Tower Foundation:
Dressed Stone/Timber
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
144
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
134
Tower Shape:
Octagonal attached to workroom
Tower Daymark:
Black and White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1881
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Stick Style
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
Other Structures:
1st Asst. Frame Keepers (1885), Cistern, Brick fuel storage building (1890), Brick summer kitchen (1812), garage (1936), frame 2nd Asst. Keepers (converted from former confederate barracks)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
First Order, Fresnel
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors and Oil lamps, later 1st order Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Jul 20, 2017