Hunting Island Lighthouse

Hunting Island Lighthouse
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LocationHunting Island State Park, South Carolina
Coordinates32°22′32″N 80°26′15″W / 32.37556°N 80.43750°W / 32.37556; -80.43750
Tower
Constructed1859 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationNatural / Emplaced
ConstructionCast Iron / Brick lined
Height136 feet (41 m)
ShapeConical
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1875
Deactivated1933
Focal height40 m (130 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensSecond order Fresnel lens
Range17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFF W, FI W30s Edit this on Wikidata
Hunting Island State Park Lighthouse
View from the beach, June 2009
Nearest cityBeaufort, South Carolina
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1889
Built byUS Coast Guard
NRHP reference No.70000561[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1970

The Hunting Island Light is located in Hunting Island State Park on Hunting Island near Beaufort, South Carolina.[2][3] Although no longer used as a functioning lighthouse, the tower is a fixture at the state park and is open to visitors. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ McCorkle, Norman; Linda Lake (August 22, 1988). "Hunting Island State Park Lighthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Hunting Island State Park Lighthouse, Beaufort County (U.S. Hwy. 21, Hunting Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 9, 2012.