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The St. Simons Lighthouse, along with the northernmost water tower on Jekyll Island, creates the demarcation line that separates St. Simons Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouse is a picturesque and beloved symbol of St. Simons Island and Glynn County, Georgia. It is the subject of many paintings and other artistic renderings. [7]
Bodie Island Light: Nags Head: 1847 (First) 1872 (Current) 1940 Active First-order Fresnel: 156 ft (48 m) Campbell Island Light None Known Wilmington: Unknown 1849 [2] Never 1865 [2] (Destroyed) None 25 ft (7.6 m) [2] Cape Fear Light: Cape Fear
St. Simons Island is the largest of the Golden Isles, with a permanent population of 12,743 as of the 2010 census. Reachable via the F. J. Torras Causeway, the Island is a tourist destination for its beaches, water sports, boating and fishing, golf, nature trails, historical landmarks, shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
From Nov. 15 to Jan. 1, visitors can head to Pine Mountain for a trolley ride or a car ride to see more than 8 million lights at Callaway Resort & Gardens, 17800 US-27, Pine Mountain.
The shoals have been patrolled by a lightboat since 1854 by the United States Coast Guard. [3] In 1966, the light tower was built, and was staffed year-round by a four-person crew until the operation of the light was automated in 1979. [4]
The lighthouse as seen from Jekyll Island. The 60-foot (18 m) Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse was designed by Winslow Lewis and built in 1838. It had fourteen Lewis lamps generating a fixed light, which distinguished it from the older tower to the south that had a revolving light.
It was named a North Carolina Natural Heritage Area on May 23, 1986. The seashore was designated the Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve on June 16, 1986. Near noon on September 9, 2007, Tropical Storm Gabrielle made landfall at this exact point with winds of 60 mph (97 km/h).
[citation needed] The lighthouse was built to help guide ships through Ocracoke Inlet into Pamlico Sound. In 1864, Confederate troops dismantled the fourth-order Fresnel Lens, but Union forces later restored it. Ocracoke Light is the oldest operating light station in North Carolina and the second oldest lighthouse still standing in the state ...