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In 1999 a major restoration project was begun under the auspices of the Tybee Island Historical Society, who took possession of the light station in 2002 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. [2] [3] As part of this project the tower was repainted in the 1916–1966 black-white-black daymark.
It was donated to Tybee Island Historical Society in 2007 and moved to the Tybee Lighthouse property. Both locations, the original and the one by the lighthouse, are on the trail.
The Tybee Island Historical Society recently secured another grant to assist in the restoration of the lighthouse, which is currently in its third phase. Tybee Island Historical Society secures ...
As the restoration for the iconic Tybee Island Lighthouse chugs along, TIHS has received a grant for $7,500 to help complete it. Tybee Island Historical Society receives grant to support $1.6 ...
Tybee Island is home to the first of what eventually became the Days Inn chain of hotels, the oft-photographed Tybee Island Light Station, and the Fort Screven Historic District. On February 5, 1958, the U.S. Air Force accidentally dropped an atomic bomb into the sea off Tybee Island due to an accidental collision between two aircraft.
The last lighthouse in the state, the Savannah Light, was constructed in 1964. [1] The lighthouses on Cumberland Island, Sapelo Island, and St. Simons Island are on the National Register of Historic Places. The Old Harbor Light in Savannah is a contributing property to a National Historic Landmark district.