Combahee Bank Light
Lighthouse in South Carolina, US
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The Combahee Bank Lighthouse is a former lighthouse in St. Helena Sound on the border of Beaufort and Colleton Counties in South Carolina. It was built in 1868 and abandoned around 1876.[1]
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| Location | South Carolina, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°28′N 80°26′W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1868 |
| Construction | Screwpile |
| Shape | Cottage |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | ca. 1876 |
The lighthouse was a cottage-style screwpile lighthouse that was built to warn of shoals. It was near the location of the current automated light, which is on a dolphin.[1][2]
In 1902, a daymark was put on the old structure. Due to settling, the daymark was replaced with a lighted buoy in 1913. Most of the old structure was removed in 1925 by a buoy tender's derrick.[1]
