Tybee Island, Georgia: Difference between revisions

===Lighthouse===

{{main|Tybee Island Light Station}}

 

Tybee Island's strategic position near the mouth of the [[Savannah River]] has made the island's northern tip the ideal location for a lighthouse since Georgia's early settlement period. First built in 1736, the lighthouse was made of [[brick]] and [[wood]], and stood {{convert|90|ft|m}} tall, making it the highest structure in America at that time. The original lighthouse has been replaced several times. The second lighthouse was built in 1742 when [[beach erosion]] threatened the first. Part of the third lighthouse at the site, built in 1773, still stands as the bottom {{convert|60|ft|m}} of the present lighthouse. The top {{convert|94|ft|m}} of the current lighthouse were added in 1867.<ref>"[http://www.cityoftybee.org/Assets/Files/BeachTaskForce/Beachplan.pdf Tybee Island Beach Management Plan]." Page 3. Retrieved: 9 September 2008.</ref>