Cockspur Lighthouse, Cockspur Island, Savannah River, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Summary
Significance: The lighthouse, which was extinguished in 1909, is one of only five remaining lighthouses in the state of Georgia having withstood the battle between Union and Confederate forces on April 10-11, 1862. It is maintained as an historic aid to navigation and also used in the interpretation of the Civil War battle.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N252
Survey number: HABS GA-2265
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Savannah, Georgia, United States, 32.08354, -81.09983
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html