Cockspur Island Lighthouse Savannah River Georgia #4
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Cockspur Island Lighthouse Savannah River Georgia #4
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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In 1909, the deep draft ships calling at Savannah started to use the north channel, and Cockspur Lighthouse was deactivated. The Coast Guard abandoned the lighthouse as a daymark in 1949, but fortunately the Park Service assumed control of the light in 1958 by presidential proclamation. The tower was repaired in a two-stage restoration effort that lasted from 1995 to 2000. A new lantern room was put in place atop the tower, brickwork was repaired and repointed, and the lighthouse received two coats of whitewash during the project. Cockspur Island Lighthouse, which was relit on March 18, 2007 using a solar-powered beacon, is now part of Fort Pulaski National Monument. (lighthousefriends.com)
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May 30th, 2014
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