Tybee Island Lighthouse, Savannah GA

Friday, May 23

This lighthouse is on Tybee Island on the Atlantic coast at Savannah GA.

We climbed this one - great view from the top, but poki didn't spend much time out on the platform. It is easier to climb the lights now, but not any easier to stand out on those windy platforms high up above the ground. Just can't convince myself to do that yet!

I read an interesting story from the Civil War - In 1861, the confederate soldiers burned the wooden staircase inside this light when it looked like the Union Army would take possession of the lighthouse. The Union Army rebuilt the staircase and used this lighthouse as a viewing spot for spying on the Confederate Army at Fort Pulaski, about 10 miles inland.

The keepers quarters to the right of the light, have been restored to the way they were before the Coast Guard converted the house to barracks. There is also a restored summer kitchen on the grounds. The building to the left of the light is being restored now. It was the assistant keepers house.