Georgetown (South Carolina)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1839 F W. USLHE Light List (US): 171
1849 F W. W15. USLHE Light List (US): 184
1858 F W. W14. LHB Light List (US): 278
1860 LHB Light List (US): 262
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 270
1870 F W. W15. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 276
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 347
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 362
1886 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 429
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 451
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 559
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 671
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 690
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 819
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 895
1915 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1302
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1369
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1422
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1567
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1869
1935 Fl(2) W 15s. W15. fl 3, ec 2, fl 3, ec 7. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2328
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2822
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3701
1957 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3700
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 4309
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 4309
1963
1965-1966
1969-1970 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 13
1972-1974
1976
1978
1982
1990 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 150
1994 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 90
2004 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 120

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1839 7 Lamps / 9" Refl. 72 89 N/A USLHE Light List (US): 171
1849 11 Lamps / 14" Refl. USLHE Light List (US): 184
1858 4th 82 85 LHB Light List (US): 278
1860 LHB Light List (US): 262
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 270
1870 Brick tower. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 276
1878 A brick tower, white; keeper's dwelling, a two-story frame house, painted white. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 347
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 362
1886 White tower; dwelling, white. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 429
1888 White tower and dwelling. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 451
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 559
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 671
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 690
1905 White tower and dwelling, black lantern, with a low growth of trees and a number of houses between it and the sea. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 819
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 895
1915 N/A 87 White tower and dwelling. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1302
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1369
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1422
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1567
1931 4 iov USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1869
1935 4 ei USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2328
1943 5 e USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2822
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3701
1957 White cylindrical tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3700
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 4309
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 4309
1963
1965-1966
1969-1970 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 13
1972-1974
1976
1978
1982
1990 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 150
1994 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. III: 90
2004 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 120

Historical Light List Other Signals

1927 None USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1567
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1869
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2328
1943 RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 302 kc., groups of 2 dots, dash, dot () Antenna lead-in 108 feet 98° from lighthouse. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2822
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 RADIOBEACON: 302 kc (Code: ) Antenna 108 feet 098° from light tower. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3701
1957 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3700
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 4309
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 4309
1963 RADIOBEACON: Antenna 108 feet 098° from light tower.
1965-1966
1969-1970 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 13
1972-1974
1976 RBN: 294 kHz ()III. Antenna 108 feet 098° from light tower.
1978 RBN: 310 kHz (). Antenna 108 feet 098° from light tower.
1982 RBN: 310 kHz F(). Antenna 108 feet 098° from light tower.
1990 RBN: 310 kHz F (). Antenna 108 feet, 098° from light tower. USCG Light List - Vol. III: 150
1994 None USCG Light List - Vol. III: 90
2004 USCG Light List - Vol. III: 120
1801 - Present (Assumed that previous towers to the current 1867 tower were nearby.)