Cape Romain (South Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
1839 | F R. | USLHE Light List (US): 170 |
1849 | F W. W18. | USLHE Light List (US): 183 |
1858 | Fl W 60s. W23. | LHB Light List (US): 279 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 264 | |
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 272 | |
1870 | Fl W 60s. W20. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 277 |
1878 | Fl W 60s. W18. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 348 |
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 363 | |
1886 | Fl W 60s. W181/2. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 431 |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 453 | |
1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 561 | |
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 679 | |
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 698 | |
1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 836 | |
1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 915 | |
1915 | Fl W 60s. W19. fl 5. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1323 |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1390 | |
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1442 | |
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1587 | |
1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1871 | |
1935 | Fl(3) W 30s. W19. (fl 0.6, ec 6.9) x 2, fl 0.6, ec 14.4. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2330 |
1943 | Fl(3) W 15s. W14. (fl 0.5, ec 1.5) x 2, fl 0.5, ec 10.5. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2824 |
1945 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
1839 | 13 Lamps / 15" Refl | 65 | 871/2 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 170 |
1849 | 11 Lamps / 21" Refl. | USLHE Light List (US): 183 | |||
1858 | 1st | 150 | 150 | The new tower is octagonal, built of dark reddish-gray brick. | LHB Light List (US): 279 |
1860 | N/A | LHB Light List (US): 264 | |||
1868 | 154 | The old tower stands near the new tower. Its elevation is 65 feet, and it is painted with red and white horizontal stripes. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 272 | ||
1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 277 | ||||
1878 | A brick tower, colored red; cornice of lantern, white; dome and balustrade, black. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 348 | |||
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 363 | ||||
1886 | Tower, red; cornice of lantern, white; dome and balustrade, black. Old tower near by, white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 431 | |||
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 453 | ||||
1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 561 | ||||
1898 | Red, octagonal tower; cornice of lantern, white; dome and balustrade, black. Old tower (conical), near by, white. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 679 | |||
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 698 | ||||
1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 836 | ||||
1908 | Octagonal, pyramidal tower; lower half white, upper half faces alternately black and white; black lantern and watchroom; red, conical, unused light-tower and three white dwellings near by. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 915 | |||
1915 | N/A | 161 | Octagonal, pyramidal tower; lower half white, upper half faces alternately black and white; black top. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1323 | |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1390 | ||||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1442 | ||||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1587 | ||||
1931 | 1 iov | Octagonal pyramidal tower; lower half white, upper half faces alternately black and white; black top. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1871 | ||
1935 | 1 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2330 | |||
1943 | 300 mm e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2824 | |||
1945 |
1827 - 1856 (Original lighthouse which is still standing.) | |
1857 - 1946 (Replacement lighthouse which is still standing.) |