Cockspur Lighthouse In Black And White
by Carol Montoya
Title
Cockspur Lighthouse In Black And White
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Carol Montoya
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Photograph - Photography
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Cockspur Lighthouse In Black And White
Cockspur lighthouse and island is closed to visitors and required to be viewed from a distance as it is an active ecological restoration area. On this day several jet skis were circling the lighthouse making me wait them out.
The lighthouse that stands on Cockspur Island was built in 1855 on an oyster bed foundation and the beach I photographed was covered with oysters. Since the tide was out the oysters near the shore were alive and waiting for high tide again. So please be careful when walking on the beach.
"This 46-foot tower has an eastern side that is shaped like the prow of a ship to help it withstand the battering it takes from the waters that surround it. During the Civil War when the Confederate forces fell to the Union the Cockspur Lighthouse stood directly in the line of fire in the 30 hours of battle. Amazingly, the lighthouse suffered no damage.
The lighthouse resumed operating in 1866 until 1949 when the Coast Guard abandoned it. The Park Service assumed control of the lighthouse in 1958 by Presidential Proclamation. The tower was repaired in a two-stage restoration effort that lasted from 1995-2000. The Cockspur Lighthouse was relit in 2007 using a solar powered beacon."
"The Cockspur Lighthouse is now a part of the Fort Pulaski National Monument. Shipworms wave action and tidal erosion have combined to threaten this Historic Monument s stability. The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation put the Cockspur Lighthouse on the 2008 list of ten Places in Peril."
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August 5th, 2017
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