This is a list of lighthouses in South Carolina.
NameImage LocationCoordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height Bloody Point Range Front Light N/A Daufuskie Island N/A 1883 Never 1922(Preserved) None Unknown Bloody Point Range Rear Light N/A Daufuskie Island N/A 1883 (First) 1899 (Last) Never 1922(Removed) None 081 (Original rear range) Bulls Bay Light N/A Charleston County N/A 1852 (First) 1900 (Last) Never 1913(Destroyed) None 044 (First lighthouse) Cape Romain Light (Old) Cape Romain 1827 Never 1858 None 088 Cape Romain Light (New) Cape Romain 1858 1937 1947 None 161 Castle Pinckney Light Charleston County 1855 (First) 1890 (Last) Never 1917(Destroyed by 1938) None 050 Charleston Light Sullivan's Island 1962 1975 Active DCB-24 163 Combahee Bank Light N/A Saint Helena Sound 1868 Never 1876(Removed in 1925) None Unknown Fort Ripley Shoal Light Charleston (Estimated) 1878 Never 1932(Dismantled) None Unknown Fort Sumter Range Front Light Charleston 1855 (First) 1893 (Last) Never 1950s None Unknown Fort Sumter Range Rear Light Charleston 1855 (First) 1893 (Last) Never 1915 None 140 Georgetown Light Winyah Bay 1801 (First) 1867 (Current) 1986 Active VRB-25 085 Governor's Light N/A Little River N/A 1985(Private) Always Active Unknown 060 Haig Point Front Range Light Daufuskie Island N/A 1873 Never Disputed(Removed) None 017 Haig Point Rear Range Light Daufuskie Island N/A 1873 1987(Relit) Active(Inactive: ????-1987) Acrylic 070 Harbour Town Light Hilton Head Island 1970 Always Active Unknown 090 Hilton Head Range Front Light N/A Hilton Head Island N/A 1881 Never 1932(Destroyed) None 035 Hilton Head Range Rear Light Hilton Head Island 1880 Never 1932 None 092 Hunting Island Light Beaufort(Hunting Island State Park) 1859 (First) 1875 (Current) 1995(Relit) Active(Inactive: 1933-1995 Unknown 132 Morris Island Range Front Light N/A Morris Island N/A 1871 Never Unknown(Removed) None Unknown Morris Island Range Rear Light N/A Morris Island N/A 1871 Never Unknown(Removed) None Unknown Morris Island Light Morris Island 1767 (First) 1876 (Current) 1938 1962 None Unknown Parris Island Range Front Light N/A Parris Island N/A 1881 Never 1923 None Unknown Parris Island Range Rear Light N/A Parris Island 1881 Never 1923 None 120 Sullivan's Island Range Front Light Sullivan's Island N/A 1848 (First) 1872 (Last) Never Unknown(Removed) None Unknown Sullivan's Island Range Rear Light N/A Sullivan's Island N/A 1848 (First) 1872 (Last) Never Unknown(Removed) None 120
Notes A. This lighthouse was built in honor of South Carolina's governors. It is privately maintained and an unofficial aid to navigation. B. The deactivation date for the Haig Point Range Lights is disputed among sources. Click on the article for more information. C. Not much is known about this set of range lights. The two structures were built in 1871 after the second Morris Island lighthouse was destroyed in the civil war, as navigation was needed in the area. D. Listed on the light list as late as 1898.
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