CHARLESTON HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE
Charleston Harbor & Atlantic Ocean
Morris Island, SC
This current old relic stands guard in the harbor, on what is left of a formidable island of some many years ago. Old photos show three story keepers quarters with four chimneys and several out buildings. As one can see the island is now completely gone, as are of course all the dwellings. Built in 1876, this tower is 155 feet above sea level and was originally painted like the Bodie Island Light in North Carolina.... that is with black and white bands.
Unbelievably, this light withstood hurricanes and even an earthquake. But erosion was it’s worst enemy and finally in the early sixties it was put to rest. The new light was built as a replacement in 1962 north of this site on Sullivans Island. Visitors can view both lights from south of Charleston harbor.
I revisited the light this spring and they have placed some rip rap around the base of the light and it seems to have withstood the wrath of the tides. I am fearfull for the light if another Harricane were to come on coast in the Charleston area. There's not much to protect it.
Most of my images of this lighthouse were taken from Folley Beach just south of Charleston.
I have been to, visited, climbed, and shot (with a camers of course) around 256 of the 356 lighthouses on the east coast. So I have lots of stock images of this types of scenics and archetechure.
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