Inventory of Historic Light Stations--South Carolina Lighthouses--Hilton Head Range Rear (Leamington) Light

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HILTON HEAD RANGE REAR (LEAMINGTON) LIGHT

State: SOUTH CAROLINA
Location: HILTON HEAD ISLAND
Nearest City: BEAUFORT
County: BEAUFORT
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1877

Photo courtesy Mrs. A. Griswold-Boxley

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1880
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1932
Automated: N/A
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE FOOTINGS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: SKELETAL PYRAMIDAL W/CENTRAL CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 94
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: SODIUM VAPOR (DECORATIVE)
Year Present Lens Installed: 1985
Height of Focal Plane: 136
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO; RELOCATED TO HARBOR

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE (1892), CISTERNS

Current Use: RESORT ATTRACTION

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #85003349
Name of Listing: REAR LIGHTHOUSE OF HILTON HEAD RANGE LT STAT.
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1980

Miscellaneous:
FRONT RANGE WAS DEMOLISHED; REAR RANGE RESTORED IN 1985 BY GREENWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PARENT COMPANY OF PALMETTO DUNES

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 06 2002 10:26:02 am EDT
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