- Georgetown Light
Infobox_Lighthouse
caption = Georgetown Light on North Island on Winyah Bay
location =Winyah Bay ,South Carolina
coordinates = coor dms|33|13|24|N|79|11|06|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearbuilt = 1812
yearlit =
automated = 1986
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Rubblestone caisson
construction = Brick
shape = Conical
marking = White
height = 87 ft (26.5 m)
elevation = 85 ft (25.9 m)
lens = 4th order Fresnel (1857)
currentlens = VRB-25, Solar Powered
intensity =
range = 15 mi (24 km)
characteristic = White, 3 s flash, 2 s off, 3 s flash, 7 s offGeorgetown Light on North Island at the entrance to
Winyah Bay southeast ofGeorgetown, South Carolina , is an active light. The light is maintained by theU.S. Coast Guard , and the lighthouse is now under the control of State of South Carolina as part of the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve.The original lighthouse was a 72 ft (22 m) cypress tower. It was destroyed by a storm in 1806. In 1812, an 87 ft (26.5 m) tower was built. In 1857, a fourth-order
Fresnel lens was installed. It was rebuilt in 1867 after the Civil War.The light was automated in 1986. Its current characteristic is a white light with a 3 s flash, 2 s off, 3 s flash, and 7 s off. The focal plane is 85 ft (25.9 m) above mean sea level. [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V3COMPLETE.pdf U.S. Coast Guard, "Light List", v. III, 2006, p. 3, ISBN 0-16-072990-4.] [Roberts, Bruce, and Jones, Ray, "Southern Lighthouses: Outer Banks to Cape Florida", 3rd ed.,
Globe Pequot Press , Guilford, CT, 2002, p. 41, ISBN 0-7627-1243-0.] [Hollands, F. Ross, Jr., "Great American Lighthouses",Preservation Press , Washington, DC, p. 190, ISBN 0-89133-153-0.] [Edgar, Walter, ed. "The South Carolina Encyclopedia", University of South Carolina Press, 2006, p. 556-557, ISBN 1-57003-598-2 ]The lighthouse is on the
National Register of Historic Places , #74001859. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional pictures and information [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/georgetown/S10817722009/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History] ] and a copy of the nomination form for Georgetown Lighthouse. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/georgetown/S10817722009/S10817722009.pdf National Register of Historic Places nomination form] ]References
External links
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=336 Lighthousefriends.com Georgetown Light page]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/george.htm National Park Service Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Georgetown]
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