Type:
Year Established:
1793
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Tybee GA 2009 (2) by JCC copy.jpg (1.31 MB)
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
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017