Thursday, July 14, 2011

Morris Island Lighthouse



 North America meets the world RR, Group 107, from SouthernBelle

Morris Island Lighthouse, Charleston, South Carolina

Morris Island Lighthouse, the original Charleston Light, is the sixth oldest station in the United States. With the priginal lighthouse of 1767 destroyed by the Confederate Armyin 1861 to take a reference away from Union ships, the Morris Island Lighthouse was rebuilt in 1872. Standing 161 feet tall, when lighted it could have been seen 19 miles out to sea.

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