Inventory of Historic Light Stations--South Carolina Lighthouses--Cape Romain Light

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CAPE ROMAIN LIGHT

State: SOUTH CAROLINA
Location: LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND
Nearest City: MCLELLANVILLE
County: CHARLESTON
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1827

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1858
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1947
Automated:
Foundation Materials: TIMBER PILING
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: UPPER 2/3 ALT. B/W, LOWER 1/3 WHITE
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 150
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed: 1858
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 161
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed:
Type:
Tower Height:
Height of Focal Plane:
Current Optic: NONE

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (REMOVED LATE 1950S)

Year Constructed: 1820
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: BOTTOM 1/3 (65 FEET) OF 1827 TOWER REMAINS

Current Use: INACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #81000563
Name of Listing: CAPE ROMAIN LIGHTHOUSES
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1980

Miscellaneous:
BOTH LIGHTHOUSES ARE CURRENTLY BEING STABILIZED

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 06 2002 9:41:02 am EDT
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