Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cockspur Island Lighthouse
Erected 2011 by The Georgia Historical Society and Friends of The Cockspur Island Lighthouse. (Marker Number 25-41.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Georgia Historical Society/Commission marker series.
Location. 32° 1.653′ N, 80° 53.557′ W. Marker is in Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. Touch for map. Marker can be reached from Islands Expressway (U.S. 80), on the left when traveling east. At Fort Pulaski National Monument, Visitors Center. Marker is in this post office area: Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America.
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By Mike Stroud, September 15, 2011
2. Cockspur Island Lighthouse Marker, Dedication Day
Hosted by The Georgia Historical Society and Friends of Cockspur Lighthouse. The Georgia Historical Society will dedicate their newest bronze marker commemorating the service of the Cockspur Lighthouse, the first Tybee Island tower built in 1736 to mark the entrance to the Savannah River.
Regarding Cockspur Island Lighthouse. The 46-foot-tall beacon marks the South Channel of the Savannah River. The light is surrounded by water at high tide, and can only be reached by boat. To get a closer look, the Light Overlook Trail is available near Fort Pulaski.
Also see . . .
1. National Park Service - Cockspur Island Lighthouse. This first tower had a focal plane 25' above sea level. The beacon housed a fixed white light emanating from five lamps with 14" reflectors visible for nine miles... The lighthouse was in the line of fire between Union forces on Tybee island and Confederate forces in Fort Pulaski. During a 30-hour battel in April 1862, over 5,000 rounds of artillery were exchanged by the two sides, but the light survived unscathed... Mary Maher, the only woman
keeper at Cockspur, was selected in 1853 as a result of her husband's death caused by a capsized boat...
Patrick Eagan, keeper from October 1856 to August 1871, was killed while attempting to service the light during a severe storm when his boat capsized... (Submitted on September 15, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Cockspur Island, GA. additional pictures. (Submitted on September 16, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, April 7, 2009
7. Cockspur Island Lighthouse
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 15, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on September 16, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 15, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 8. submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.