Charleston Light
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Charleston-South Carolina (SC)
- Category: lighthouses
- Section: Lighthouses
Location: South Side of Sullivan's Island
Year Light First Lit: 1962
Operational? YES
Automated: 1975
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: STEEL/ALUMINUM ALLOY SKIN
Markings/Patterns: UPPER BLACK/LOWER WHITE
Shape: TRIANGULAR
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 140
Original Optic: DCB 24
Year Original Lens Installed: 1962
Present Optic: DCB 24
Year Present Lens Installed: 1962
Height of Focal Plane: 163
Has tower been moved? NO
Year Light First Lit: 1962
Operational? YES
Automated: 1975
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: STEEL/ALUMINUM ALLOY SKIN
Markings/Patterns: UPPER BLACK/LOWER WHITE
Shape: TRIANGULAR
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 140
Original Optic: DCB 24
Year Original Lens Installed: 1962
Present Optic: DCB 24
Year Present Lens Installed: 1962
Height of Focal Plane: 163
Has tower been moved? NO
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Today (29 March)
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