Hunting Island Light

The Hunting Island Light is located in Hunting Island State Park on Hunting Island near Beaufort, South Carolina. Although no longer utilized as a functioning lighthouse, the tower is a fixture at the state park and is open to visitors. The tower is made mostly of brick with a cast iron shell. The conical tower is 136 feet tall with a second order, Frensel light (the original light is no longer lit and the lenses are at the base of the tower for the public to view). The top third of the tower is painted black and the lower two-thirds is painted white. A fog horn was not installed. The only sound signal is a large bell. Currently, a rotating light is in place to mimic the original lamp in the lighthouse. It is turned on at dusk and...