Hilton Head Range Rear Light

Hilton Head Range Rear Light

Infobox_Lighthouse


caption =
location = Hole 15, Arthur Kills Golf Course
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
coordinates = 32° 9' 51" N 80° 44' 24" W
yearbuilt = 1879
yearlit = 1880
automated =
yeardeactivated = 1932
foundation = Concrete Footings
construction = Cast Iron
shape = Skeleton tower
Cylindrical stairs tower
marking = White
height = convert|87|ft|abbrv=on
elevation = convert|92|ft|abbrv=on
lens = Oil lamps
currentlens =
intensity =
range =
characteristic =
admiralty =
NGA =
ARLHS =Infobox_nrhp | name =
nrhp_type =
added = December 12, 1985
governing_body = Private
refnum=85003349cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Rear Lighthouse of Hilton Head Range Light Station, which is also called Leamington Lighthouse is an inactive light station on Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

Overview

The light station was built by the U.S. Lighthouse Board in 1879 to 1880. It is a cast-iron, skeleton tower on six concrete piers. The hexagonal base is convert|30|ft|mabbrv=on in diameter. There is a central, cylindrical stair tower with a spiral staircase. The hexagonal watch room and lantern has a wooden structure. The focal plane of the lantern is convert|87|ft|abbrv=on above its base and convert|92|ft|abbrv=on above mean sea level. The tower was covered with wooden sheathing, which was later covered with sheet metal. This sheathing has been removed.

The tower originally had Hains oil lamps, which were replaced in 1893 with Funck-Heap lamps. The station was deactivated in 1932. The front range light was moveable to compensate for the shifting channel. It is no longer in existence. The brick oil house standard near the tower. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707031/S10817707031.pdf NRHP nomination form] ] [ [http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHSC.html US Coast Guard] ] The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has information and pictures of the tower. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707031/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and Histor] y]

The keeper's house was cut in two and moved to Harbour Town in Hilton Head. The tower is located on hole 15 of the Arthur Kills Golf Course. [ [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=331 Lighthousefriends.com] ]

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