- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sapelo Island Lighthouse
- Creator:
- Kevin
- Date of Original:
- 2018-06-16
- Subject:
- Lighthouses--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Windows--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Sapelo Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Buildings--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Historic buildings--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Sapelo Island (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo Island, 31.39745, -81.27871
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A hurricane in October 1898 seriously undermined the foundation of the original Sapelo Lighthouse. In September 1905 a new lighthouse—a 100-foot steel pyramidal tower with a kerosene-lit flashing light—was activated and a third-order Fresnel lens was installed.
Photograph of the lighthouse on Sapelo Island, Georgia. This 100-foot steel pyramidal tower with a kerosene-lit flashing light stands against a blue sky dotted with clouds. The structure is painted in large red and white stripes. Two windows are visible on the side. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/sapelo-island/m-986/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/coyotecreek/44092051854/in/photolist-oEx1XR-ogbjVn-onZ7ra-69yWwj-5AWQXH-69uKic-69uKG4-2hFRTgp-nvt9ZJ-5BLSwQ-69z2MU-ntCR2t-nanAck-npPxuj-nanxvi-npPD21-5AWQVn-oemkcW-nanDQf-nanzce-69yWyo-2abghSA-nrzQPb-2abg4uJ-qrofKa-2acyxSA-MvXSq2-69uKAr-69yXcQ-69uKbn
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development. Please do not use any images without permission
Image from Kevin - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lighthouses-georgia
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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