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Managing Organization:
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Telephone:
843-928-3264
Website: http://caperomain.fws.gov/
Email: fw4rwcaperomain@fws.gov
Contact Address Information:
5801 Highway 17 North
Awendaw
South Carolina,
29429,
United States
Notes:
This lighthouse has been managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1858. Tower Height: 150 Height of Focal Plane: 161 Description of Tower: Octagonal brick tower, lower third white, upper two-thirds painted with alternating black and white vertical stripes. Listed on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.
This light is not operational
Earlier Towers?
1827: Brick tower (remains still standing). Date Established: 1827 Date Present Tower Built: 1858 Date Deactivated: 1947 Optics: 1858: First order Fresnel lens (removed). Current Use: Landmark in wildlife refuge. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions:
The Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is accessible by boat only. Call the visitor center at 843-928-3368 for information. A company called Coastal Expeditions on Sullivan's Island may be able to able to provide transportation; call 843-881-4582. Cape Romain Marine offers tours; see www.caperomainmarine.com/lighthouse.html or call 843-887-3330. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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