- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lighthouses of Georgia
- Creator:
- Morris, Patricia
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-06
- Subject:
- Lighthouses--Georgia
Tybee Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Cockspur Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Sapelo Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Saint Simon's Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse (Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the lighthouses of Georgia. When British general James Oglethorpe landed on Georgia's coast in 1733, he realized that the success of his new colony, Savannah, depended largely on its establishment and development as a commercial port. Only three years later, in 1736, the first lighthouse was built in Georgia. Of the fifteen lighthouses built along Georgia's ever-changing coastline, only five remain, three of which have functional lights.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lighthouses-of-georgia/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Lighthouses of Georgia," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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