St Simons Island Lighthouse

Simons island and glynn county georgia.

St simons island lighthouse.

Simons island georgia 31522 administrative front office 912 634 7090 world war ii home front museum 4201 1st street east beach 912 634 7098. The first lighthouse 1810 on october 17 1804 john couper a plantation owner on st. Simons lighthouse was built in 1810 to aid in maritime navigation and the defense of the barrier islands in the st. Simons lighthouse museum saint simons island.

It is the subject of many paintings and other artistic renderings. Simons sound from the atlantic ocean. Simons lighthouse museum is located near the village and pier. Simons lighthouse museum world war ii home front museum monday saturday.

Simons island deeded four acres of his land known as couper s point at the south end of the island for one dollar to the federal government for the construction of a lighthouse. The original tower was 75 feet tall. The lighthouse is a picturesque and beloved symbol of st. The original lighthouse was destroyed by confederate forces in 1861 to prevent the beacon s use by federal troops during the civil war.

Simons lighthouse along with the northernmost water tower on jekyll island creates the demarcation line that separates st. The lighthouse and keeper s dwelling were built in 1872 to replace the original lighthouse built in 1810 by james gould of massachusetts the first lighthouse keeper. Simons lighthouse museum 610 beachview drive st. On the southern tip of the island at what is now beachview drive the st.

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