Built: 1858

Type: Cast Iron Tower

Height: 25 feet

Status: Non-Active 

Location: Savannah's Emmet Park

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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. 
Now Inactive: a decorative gas light is displayed. Ornate 25 ft cast iron tower, rather like a giant streetlight, painted dark green. This structure is not a lighthouse, but it is a unique and historic light tower built by the U.S. Lighthouse Board. Originally it was the rear light of a range, the front light being on Fig Island downstream. In 1999 the Savannah Morning News and CSX Real Property contributed $125,000 to restore the rusting tower as part of a larger city effort to spruce up historical monuments. The restoration began in August 2000 and the light was relit January 11, 2001. Located in Savannah's Emmet Park, off East Bay Street.