Lighthouses of Georgia

rich — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:06:31 +0000

As the crow flies, the coastline of Georgia measures only some 100 miles, which doesn't give the state a whole lot of elbow room on the otherwise expansive Atlantic seaboard. One can be excused, therefore, from making the natural deduction that, with such a limited tract of oceanfront real estate, Georgia would have little in the way of lighthouse history and tradition. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Lighthouses of Georgia.pdf

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St. Simons Island Lighthouse

rich — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 19:20:57 +0000

In October 1804, John Cooper (or Couper) sold four acres
of land, known as Couper’s Point to the government for one dollar.
Finally, three years later, an act passed on March 3, 1807, authorizing
$19,000 to build the lighthouse. This amount far exceeds
funds authorized for other lighthouses in this era. As an example, in
1806 $5,000 was authorized for each of the following lighthouses: on
Fairweather Island, Connecticut, and Franklin Island, Maine, and a
two-towered station at Chatham, Massachusetts. The extraordinary
cost may have been due to the remoteness of St. Simons Island (difficulty
in obtaining workers) and incidence of mosquitoes and the
associated sickness that occurred in the warm summer months.

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St Simons Island Lighthouse - USLHS - The Keepers Log Fall 2016.pdf

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US Lighthouse Society - Georgia

Lighthouses of Georgia

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St. Simons Island Lighthouse

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