Historical Marker

Tybee Lighthouse

Tybee Island · Chatham County · Erected 1958

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First built in 1736 under Oglethorpe's direction, the Tybee Lighthouse is among America's oldest; rebuilt several times, its present tower still guides ships into the Savannah River.

About this site

Tybee Lighthouse is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County, erected in 1958. 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 32.0222, -80.8447 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Keeper's Garden (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Middle Passage UNESCO Site of Memory Tybee Island, Georgia, The Middle Passage and Tybee Island, Georgia, and Tybee Island’s Lazaretto or Quarantine Station.

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

📍 32.0222, -80.8447 · Tybee Island, Chatham County

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