Morris Island Lighthouse
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Morris Island Lighthouse is a historic, now offshore brick lighthouse off Morris Island near Charleston, South Carolina, known for its Civil War–era origins and ongoing preservation efforts against coastal erosion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morris Island Light | 4 |
| Morris Island Lighthouse canonical | 3 |
| Morris Island Light lighthouse | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| access | only by boat ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Civil War era ⓘ |
| coastalErosionThreat | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Charleston County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ |
| foundation | masonry foundation ⓘ |
| function | guiding ships into Charleston Harbor ⓘ |
| hasPreservationOrganization | Save the Light, Inc. ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| historicalUse | primary seacoast light for Charleston ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Charleston Harbor
ⓘ
Folly Beach, South Carolina ⓘ |
| location |
Morris Island
ⓘ
near Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| managedBy | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| marking | brick tower with black-and-white bands (historical) ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| notableFor |
Civil War–era origins
ⓘ
ongoing preservation campaigns ⓘ standing offshore due to shoreline retreat ⓘ |
| offshore | true ⓘ |
| originalLens | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| originalLensType |
Fresnel lens
ⓘ
surface form:
first-order Fresnel lens
|
| ownership |
South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
State of South Carolina
|
| partOf | maritime history of Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Morris Island light stations destroyed or replaced ⓘ |
| publicAccess | no interior public access ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Sullivan's Island Lighthouse
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston Light on Sullivan’s Island
|
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| status |
deactivated
ⓘ
standing ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
coastal erosion mitigation projects
ⓘ
preservation efforts ⓘ |
| towerHeight | about 161 feet ⓘ |
| towerShape | tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| yearDeactivated | 1962 ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1876 ⓘ |
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Morris Island Light
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Morris Island Light lighthouse
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Morris Island Light
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Morris Island Light
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Morris Island Light