On North Island, about 12 mi. SE of Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina. County/parish: Georgetown.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 30, 1974. NRIS 74001857.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
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.
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.
The light was automated in 1986. The focal plane is 85 feet (26 m) above mean high water.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997768