South Channel Lighthouse on Cockspur Island

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#333366" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>SOUTH CHANNEL LIGHTHOUSE ON COCKSPUR ISLAND</U></B></div> <div> <B>Savannah River near Savannah, Georgia</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#3399CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interstate and Evelyn at Fells Point"><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 11 x 14 Pen Ink"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 11 x 14 Pen Ink"><U><B>Return to 11" x 14" pen and ink page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>           </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The South Channel Light was built on Cockspur Island during the years 1848-49.  A sister light was also built on the North channel.  Only the South Channel Light survived the Civil War, even though her location was directly in the line of fire of the Yankee attack on Fort Pulaski.  Her survival is probably only due to the quick defeat of the Fort.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The South Channel Light was returned to service after the War in 1866 and continued until 1909 when the north channel became the channel used by deep water ships.  Service as a harbor beacon was continued until 1949 when the U. S. Coast Guard abandoned her.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Light was transferred to the National Park Service in 1958 and restoration was completed in 1978.  The lighthouse is open to the public but is not easily accessible except to the more adventurous by wading or swimming, depending on the tide.  Having been built on an old oyster bar, the island is all below water at high tide and remains surrounded by water at low tide. This scene reflects her appearance in 1977 before the restoration was complete, and, at low tide.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As a point of interest, it is a matter of record that the name of the South Channel Light’s first keeper was John H. Lightburn.</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>