The First Lighthouse ~ 1810

James Gould built St. Simons' first lighthouse of tabby in 1810 and tended it for decades, but Confederate troops blew it up in 1862 to deny the beacon to advancing Union forces.

The First Lighthouse ~ 1810 is a historical marker in St. Simons Island, Glynn County. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.1339, -81.3936 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early History of St. Simons Island (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Historic St. Simons Light Station, Fort St. Simons, and Keepers of the Light.

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