The lighthouse at St. Simon's Island is actually the second. The first was completed in 1810 and stood 75 feet tall. It was lit with oil lamps suspended on iron chains in the lantern. The U.S. Government ordered a second lighthouse to be constructed. This lighthouse was designed by one of Georgia's most noted architect, Charles Cluskey.  The tower was to be 104 feet tall, 129 steps to the top, and house a third-order Frensel lens.  He died in 1871 of malaria before he ever finished the project.

St. Simons Lighthouse - Photo by Jim Doane © APS, Inc.

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