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Managing Organization:
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Telephone: 803-734-3893
Website: http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/wild/heritage/preserve.html
Contact Address Information:
Heritage Trust Program
P.O. Box 167
Columbia
South Carolina, 29202, United States
Notes:
This is the oldest active lighthouse in South Carolina. It was extensively renovated in 1867 after damage sustained in the Civil War. Georgetown Lighthouse was transferred to the SC Dept of Natural Resources in early 2001.
Tower Height: 87
Height of Focal Plane: 85
Description of Tower: White, conical brick tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1812
Date Present Tower Built: 1812
Date Automated: 1986
Optics: 1855: Fourth order Fresnel lens (on display at Coast Guard station in Georgetown), now solar powered VRB-25 optic.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only. Some scenic cruises out of Georgetown pass the lighthouse.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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