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Lighthouse History
Built: 1858 Type: Cast Iron Tower Height: 25 feet Status: Non-Active Location: Savannah's Emmet Park Deactivated: Lens: Keepers: Notes: In 1858, the Lighthouse
Board erected the beacon, whose gas light shone from a focal plane of 77
feet, as an aid to ships entering Savannah's harbor. In conjunction with
the Fig Island Light, the harbor beacon served as a range light to guide
incoming vessels past six Revolutionary War ships intentionally scuttled
by the British in 1779 to keep French ships out of the harbor.
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