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Tybee Island Range Front Light

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Tybee Island Range Front Light
Tybee Cut Front Range Light
Map
LocationTybee Island, Georgia
Coordinates32°01′55″N 80°54′18″W / 32.032°N 80.905°W / 32.032; -80.905
Tower
Constructed1878
ConstructionWooden house with tower
Height24 feet (7.3 m)
MarkingsLantern on white dwelling
Light
First lit1878
LensSixth-order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFixed white

Tybee Island Range Front Lighthouse, also known as Tybee (Knoll) Cut Range Front Lighthouse, was a lighthouse in Georgia, United States, at the mouth of the Savannah River, near Tybee Island, Georgia.

This lighthouse should not be confused with more well-known Tybee Island Light Station.

History

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Tybee Island Range Front Lighthouse was built in 1878 and had a sixth-order Fresnel lens.

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