Georgetown Light

Georgetown Light
Location	Winyah Bay, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°13′21.47″N 79°11′6.18″W / 33.2226306°N 79.1850500°W
Tower
Constructed	1801
Foundation	Rubblestone caisson
Construction	Brick
Automated	1986
Height	87 feet (27 m)
Shape	Conical (nb Light List says "cylindrical")
Markings	White with black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1812, rebuilt 1867
Focal height	85 feet (26 m)
Lens	4th order Fresnel (1855), VRB-25 (current)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W (2), 15 sec
	Georgetown Lighthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Georgetown, South Carolina
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1801 [sic], actually 1812
NRHP reference No.	74001857
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974

Georgetown Light is an active light on North Island at the entrance to Winyah Bay southeast of Georgetown, South Carolina.^[2]^[3]^[4] The light is maintained by the U.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 lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The original lighthouse was a cypress tower. It was destroyed by a storm in 1806. In 1812, a 72 feet (22 m) brick tower was built. A fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed in 1857. It was rebuilt and raised to 87 feet (27 m) in 1867 after suffering damage during the Civil War.^[3]

The light was automated in 1986. The focal plane is 85 feet (26 m) above mean high water.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 2.
^ ^a ^b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: South Carolina". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: South Carolina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[uscgll-2] Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 2.

[uscghist-3] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: South Carolina". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[rowlett-4] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: South Carolina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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