My interest in lighthouses grew in strength during a road trip back in 2003 down to Cape San Blas, FL. I had acquired a Florida lighthouse finders map at a bookstore in Apalachicola, and had immediately re-routed our drive back home to accommodate visits to two coastal lighthouses. I had been bitten by the lighthouse bug (and several mosquitoes), and immediately after my return home, began scanning some slides of lighthouses that I had photographed in the past. This is my collection so far, with separate pages for lighthouses along North Carolina's Outer Banks; throughout the coastline of Florida; and along the Mid-Atlantic region.

Erie Bay Channel Marker
Erie, PA
Photo taken Spring 1984 - was active with red light.
Tybee Island Lighthouse
Tybee Island, GA
Photo taken March 1986, prior to restoration - was active with white first-order lens.
Lynde Pointe Lighthouse
Old Saybrook, CT
Photo taken September 2000.
St. Simons Lighthouse
St. Simons, GA
Photo taken October 2004 - active with white third-order lens.
St. Simons Lighthouse
St. Simons, GA
The lightkeeper's house is now a museum and gift shop.
Charleston Lighthouse
Sullivan's Island, SC
Photo taken June 2002 - active with offset twin-head rotating beacon.
Morris Island Lighthouse
Morris Island (Charleston), SC
Photo taken June 2002, from beach of Sullivan's Island - inactive and abandoned.
Sand Island Lighthouse
southeast of Dauphin Island, AL
Photo taken October 24, 2005, from the beach of Dauphin Island - inactive and abandoned.
View more lighthouses along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
View more lighthouses along the Florida coastline.
View more lighthouses along the Mid-Atlantic region.


Last updated June 9, 2006
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