St. Simons Island Light, Georgia #3
by Dawna Moore Photography
Title
St. Simons Island Light, Georgia #3
Artist
Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Coastal & Travel Photography | Prints & Wall Art
Description
The U.S. government constructed a new lighthouse to replace the original, building it to the west of the original's location. It is a 104-foot (32 m) brick structure completed in 1872 and was outfitted with a third-order, biconvex Fresnel lens. The lens is one of 70 such lenses that remain operational in the United States. Sixteen of those are in use on the Great Lakes, of which eight are in Michigan. The rotating lens projects four beams of light, with one strong flash every 60 seconds. A cast iron spiral stairway with 129 steps leads to the galley (or watch/service room.
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December 6th, 2019
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