- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Cockspur Island Lighthouse historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Chatham County
Cockspur Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Lighthouses--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located in the parking area near the Ft. Pulaski National Park Visitors Center
Text of marker: "Cockspur Island Lighthouse. Designed and built in 1848 by renowned architect John S. Norris to mark the entrance to the South Channel of the Savannah River, the Cockspur Island Lighthouse was destroyed by a hurricane in 1854. A larger replacement was built on the same foundation in 1855. During the American Civil War, the light was temporarily extinguished. The lighthouse survived the 30-hour Union bombardment of Confederate-held Fort Pulaski in 1862 and hurricanes in 1881 and 1893. By the late 1800s, shipping had moved to the North Channel of the Savannah River. The lighthouse was no longer needed and was deactivated in 1909. In 1958, the U.S. Coast Guard transferred the lighthouse to the National Park Service. 2011.13 Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the Friends of the Cockspur Island Lighthouse 25-41" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_cockspur-island-lighthouse
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_cockspur-island-lighthouse
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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