The United States of America is a federal union of 50 states and a capital district. Located just north of Florida, the U.S. state of Georgia has a relatively short Atlantic coastline with six surviving historic lighthouses (3 active). The coastline is low, featuring a series of sandy islands known in Georgia as the Sea Islands. Savannah is the largest port in the state. Although there is no state preservation society, there has been excellent public support in Georgia for lighthouse preservation. Three tall coastal towers have all been beautifully restored and additional National Park Service projects have saved the endangered Cockspur Island lighthouse. Aids to navigation in the U.S. are maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. However, the historic lighthouses in Georgia are all in private, state, or National Park Service ownership. Georgia navigational aids are the responsibility of the Coast Guard's Sector Charleston and its Aids to Navigation Team based at the Tybee Island Station. Special thanks to Ron Schooling for his research on the marina lighthouses of northern Georgia. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights; Admiralty numbers are from volume J of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals; USCG numbers are from Vol. III of the U.S. Coast Guard Light List.
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Atlantic Coast Lighthouses
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![]() Old Harbor Light, Savannah, October 2022 Google Maps street view |
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![]() Little Cumberland Island Light, February 2022 Google Maps photo by Duane Dowell |
Inland Lighthouses
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Adjoining pages: North: South Carolina | South: Florida East Coast
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Posted June 2004. Checked and revised September 9, 2024. Lighthouses: 15. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.