Georgetown Light

Georgetown Light is an active light on North Island at the entrance to Winyah Bay southeast of Georgetown, South Carolina. 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.

Georgetown Light
LocationWinyah Bay, South Carolina
Coordinates33°13′21.47″N 79°11′6.18″W
Year first constructed1801
Year first lit1812, rebuilt 1867
Automated1986
FoundationRubblestone caisson
ConstructionBrick
Tower shapeConical (nb Light List says "cylindrical")
Markings / patternWhite with black lantern
Tower height87 feet (27 m)
Focal height85 feet (26 m)
Original lens4th order Fresnel (1855)
Current lensVRB-25, Solar Powered
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFl W (2), 15 sec
Admiralty numberJ2582
ARLHS numberUSA-323
USCG number3-120

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Heritageplace listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
Georgetown Lighthouse
Nearest cityGeorgetown, South Carolina
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1801 [sic], actually 1812
NRHP reference No.74001857[4]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1974

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.[2]

The light was automated in 1986. The focal plane is 85 feet (26 m) above mean high water.[1]

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