Inventory of Historic Light Stations--South Carolina Lighthouses--Hunting Island Light

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HUNTING ISLAND LIGHT

State: SOUTH CAROLINA
Location: HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK
Nearest City: BEAUFORT
County: BEAUFORT
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1859

Photo courtesy Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1875
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated:
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/BRICK LINED
Markings/Patterns: TOP THIRD BLACK, WHITE BELOW
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 136
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1875
Present Optic: MODERN AID
Year Present Lens Installed: 1994
Height of Focal Plane: 140
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1859
Description:
Fate/Disposition: DESTROYED DURING CIVIL WAR IN 1862

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Year Constructed: 1863
Construction Materials: IRON/CEMENT
Architectural Style: GOTHIC
Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DEMOLISHED)

Year Constructed: 1875
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: FARMHOUSE
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: 2 STORAGE BUILDINGS, OIL HOUSE, CISTERN

Current Use: STATE PARK

Owner/Manager: SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #70000561
Name of Listing: HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1977

Miscellaneous:
TOWER MOVED DUE TO EROSION IN 1889; INTERIOR RENOVATED 1991

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 06 2002 10:40:02 am EDT
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