Tybee Island Lighthouse, Tybee Island, Georgia #8
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Tybee Island Lighthouse, Tybee Island, Georgia #8
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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In 1886, an earthquake, a rare occurrence for the east coast, struck the area. The Annual Report of the Lighthouse Board for 1887 summarized the damage to Tybee Island Lighthouse:
The earthquake of last August extended the cracks that have been observed in this tower for several years and made some new ones, but not to any dangerous extent. The lens was displaced and the attachments to its upper ring were broken. The damage was repaired without delay. The entrance for which these lights made a range … is gradually moving to the southward and in January last it became necessary to move the front beacon 98 feet in that direction. (lighthousefriends.org)
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October 23rd, 2016
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