Castle Pinckney Light
Castle Pinckney was a c. 1810 U.S. coastal fortification, which was built upon the site of Fort Pinckney, a 1797 fort destroyed during an 1804 hurricane.
Castle Pinckney was occupied by Confederate forces during the Civil War.
History
In 1855, a yellow tower with a focal plane of 50 feet (15 m) was built at Castle Pinckney. It had a 5th order Fresnel lens.
In 1878, Castle Pinckney was transferred to the Lighthouse Board for use as a lighthouse depot for the Sixth District. A new lighthouse was constructed in 1880. A third lighthouse was constructed in 1890, and it was made a lighthouse station.
In 1916, the lighthouse depot was moved to Tradd Street in Charleston. The lighthouse station was deactivated in 1917, and Castle Pinckney was transferred to the War Department for a time.
The lighthouse was probably destroyed in 1938.
References
- ^ Clary, Margie Willis, The Beacons of South Carolina, Sandlapper Publishing Co., Inc., Orangeburg, SC, 2005, pp. xii-xiii, 101-102, ISBN 0-87844-176-X.
- ^ "History of Castle Pinckney". South Carolina State Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Castle Pinckney National Monument". Glimpses of Historical Areas East of the Mississippi River. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Castle Pinckney Light". Lighthouse Depot. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
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