Castle Pinckney Light

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name = Castle Pinckney Light

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caption = Castle Pinckney from an 1861 illustration in Frank Leslie's Weekly
location = Shutes' Folly Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
coordinates = 32°46'25.1"N 79°54'39.6"W
yearbuilt = 1855
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yeardeactivated = 1917
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elevation = convert|50|ft|m|0 (1855)
lens = 5th order Fresnel lens (1855)
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Castle Pinckney Light is a former lighthouse on Shutes' Folly Island in Charleston Harbor, Charleston County, South Carolina.Clary, Margie Willis, "The Beacons of South Carolina", Sandlapper Publishing Co., Inc., Orangeburg, SC, 2005, pp. xii-xiii, 101-102, ISBN 0-87844-176-X.] cite web|url=http://www.scspa.com/spa/community/history_environ/history1.asp|title=History of Castle Pinckney|access date=2008-08-09|work=|publisher=South Carolina State Port Authority] cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/glimpses3/glimpses3c.htm|title=Castle Pinckney National Monument|access date=2008-08-09|work=Glimpses of Historical Areas East of the Mississippi River |publisher=U.S. National Park Service] cite web|url=http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp?action=display_details&LighthouseID=3158|title=Castle Pinckney Light|access date=2008-08-09|work=|publisher=Lighthouse Depot]

Castle Pinckney was a small fort that was built in the 1790s. It was occupied by Confederate forces during the Civil War.

History

In 1855 a yellow tower with a focal plane of convert|50|ft|m|0 was built at Castle Pinckney. It has a 5th order Fresnel lens.

In 1878 Castle Pinckney was transferred to the Lighthouse Board for use as a lighthouse depot for the Sixth District. A new lighthouse was constructed in 1880. A third lighthouse was constructed in 1890 and it was made a lighthouse station.

In 1916 the lighthouse depot was moved to Tradd Street in Charleston. The lighthouse station was deactivated in 1917 and Castle Pinckney was transferred to the War Department. The lighthouse was probably destroyed in 1938.

Castle Pinckney is currently owned by the South Carolina State Port Authority.

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