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| Tybee Island Lighthouse, Tybee Island, GA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1867-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 145 feet
*Elevation~~ 5 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Black w/ white band around middle
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's house and all buildings still exist
*Automated~~ 1972
*Original Lens~~ Argand oil lamps and reflectors
*Current Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Tybee Island Historical Society, Inc.
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Savannah River from Atlantic Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Current tower is actually the fourth lighthouse built on Tybee
Island. After the third tower was burned by retreating Confederates in 1861, this tower
was constructed atop the bottom 60 feet of the old tower, which remained salvageable.
The very first tower on Tybee Island was erected in 1736.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.tybeelighthouse.org/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/tybee.htm
Katherine Ferreira's Tybee Island History
http://www.sip.armstrong.edu/Tybee/Tybeeindex.html
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 145 feet
*Elevation~~ 5 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Black w/ white band around middle
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's house and all buildings still exist
*Automated~~ 1972
*Original Lens~~ Argand oil lamps and reflectors
*Current Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Tybee Island Historical Society, Inc.
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Savannah River from Atlantic Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Current tower is actually the fourth lighthouse built on Tybee
Island. After the third tower was burned by retreating Confederates in 1861, this tower
was constructed atop the bottom 60 feet of the old tower, which remained salvageable.
The very first tower on Tybee Island was erected in 1736.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.tybeelighthouse.org/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/tybee.htm
Katherine Ferreira's Tybee Island History
http://www.sip.armstrong.edu/Tybee/Tybeeindex.html
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