Harbour Town Light

Harbour Town Light

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name = Harbour Town Light



caption = Harbour Town Light
location = Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
coordinates = 32°08'19" N 80°48'46" W
yearbuilt = 1969
yearlit = 1970
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foundation = Concrete
construction = Stucco over metal lath and plywood
shape = Hexagonal tower
marking = Red and white bands
height = convert|90|ft|m|0
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lens = White
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characteristic = Fl W 2.5scite web|url=http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V3COMPLETE.pdf|title=Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Volume III|access date=2008-08-10|work=Light List|publisher=US Coast Guard]
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The Harbour Town Light is lighthouse at the Harbour Town Marina at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was privately built and is a private aid to navigation.Bansemer, Roger, "Bansemer's Book of Carolina & Georgia Lighthouses", Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL, 2000, pp. 94-95, ISBN 1-56164-194-4.] Clary, Margie Willis, "The Beacons of South Carolina", Sandlapper Publishing Co., Inc., Orangeburg, SC, 2005, pp. 94-96, ISBN 0-87844-176-X.] cite web|url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=330|title=Harbour Town, SC|access date=2008-08-10|work=South Carolina Lighthouses|publisher=lighthousefriends.com] Roberts, Bruce, and Jones, Ray, "Southern Lighthouses: Outer Banks to Cape Florida," 3rd ed., Globe Pequot Press, Guildord, CT, 2002, pp. 46-47, ISBN 0-76274-1243-0.] Zepke, Terrance, "Lighthouse of the Carolinas", Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL, 2002, pp. 153-157, ISBN 1-56164-148-0.]

History

Building of Harbour Town Light was started in 1969 and completed in 1970. It is a hexagonal column with a red observation deck or gallery below the lantern. The column is stucco on metal lath over plywood with a height of convert|90|ft|m|0. Its daymark is alternating red and white bands. It has a white light that flashes every 2.5 s.

The lighthouse was privately built as part of Harbour Town Marina and Sea Pines Plantation. It is open for the public to climb. There is a small fee for a day pass to the Plantation and another small fee for admission to its lighthouse.

References

External links

* [http://www.seapines.com/ Sea Pines Plantation]


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