Overview
The light station was built by the U.S. Lighthouse Board in 1879 to 1880. It is a cast-iron, skeleton tower on six concrete piers. The hexagonal base is in diameter. There is a central, cylindrical stair tower with a spiral staircase. The hexagonal watch room and lantern has a wooden structure. The focal plane of the lantern is above its base and above mean sea level. The tower was covered with wooden sheathing, which was later covered with sheet metal. This sheathing has been removed. The tower originally had Hains oil lamps, which were replaced in 1893 with Funck-Heap lamps. The station was deactivated in 1932. The front range light was moveable to compensate for the shifting channel. It is no longer in existence. The brick oil house standard near the tower. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has information and pictures of the tower. The keeper's house was cut in two and moved to Harbour Town in Hilton Head. The tower is located on hole 15 of thReferences
{{authority control Lighthouses completed in 1880 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Beaufort County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Beaufort County, South Carolina 1880 establishments in South Carolina