Harbour_Town_Light

Harbour Town Light

Harbour Town Light

Lighthouse in South Carolina, United States

The Harbour Town Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the Harbour Town Marina at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was privately built and is a private aid to navigation.[3][4][5][6][7] Although initially ridiculed by local residents during the planning and construction phases, the lighthouse became instantly popular and is today[when?] the most recognizable symbol of Hilton Head Island and Sea Pines Resort. The annually televised Heritage golf tournament has helped increase the lighthouse's fame to millions of golf fans worldwide[example needed], and the 18th hole at the Harbour Town Golf Links has become one of the most popular and recognizable finishing holes in golf.[citation needed]

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History

Building of Harbour Town Lighthouse was started in 1969 by Charles Fraser and completed in 1970.[4] It is an octagonal column with a red observation deck or gallery below the lantern. The column is stucco on metal lath over plywood with a height of 93 feet (28 m). Its daymark is alternating red and white bands. It has a white light that flashes every 25 s.[2][4][7]

The lighthouse was privately built as part of Harbour Town Marina and Sea Pines Plantation. It is open for the public to climb. There is a small fee for a day pass to the Plantation and another small fee for admission to its lighthouse.[4][5]

Current

The Harbour Town Lighthouse is now a tourist and wedding destination[8] for Hilton Head Island. The privately owned lighthouse also features a museum with historic photos of Harbour Town, and gift shops at the bottom and top of the light.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Sally Mahan, Meet the man behind Hilton Head's iconic lighthouse, Hilton Head Monthly, March 31, 2014, accessed October 18, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2007.
  3. [3]
    Bansemer, Roger, Bansemer's Book of Carolina & Georgia Lighthouses, Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL, 2000, pp. 94-95, ISBN 1-56164-194-4.
  4. [4]
    Clary, Margie Willis, The Beacons of South Carolina, Sandlapper Publishing Co., Inc., Orangeburg, SC, 2005, pp. 94-96, ISBN 0-87844-176-X.
  5. [5]
    "Harbour Town, SC". South Carolina Lighthouses. lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  6. [6]
    Roberts, Bruce, and Jones, Ray, Southern Lighthouses: Outer Banks to Cape Florida, 3rd ed., Globe Pequot Press, Guildord, CT, 2002, pp. 46-47, ISBN 0-7627-1243-0.
  7. [7]
    Zepke, Terrance, Lighthouse of the Carolinas, Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL, 2002, pp. 153-157, ISBN 1-56164-148-0.
  8. [8]
    Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. [9]
    Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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