Historical Marker

Journal of the Light-House Station

Tybee Island · Chatham County

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The Story

Tybee Island's light keepers kept official logs recording weather, ship traffic, and daily routines; these station journals offer a rare window into the working lives of those who tended Georgia's oldest lighthouse.

About this site

Journal of the Light-House Station is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0224, -80.8456 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Life at the Tybee Island Light Station (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Savannah River Light, Who Controls the Tybee Lighthouse?, and The 1st Tybee Island Day Mark • The 2nd Tybee Island Day Mark 1742-1768.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0224, -80.8456 · Tybee Island, Chatham County
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