Fort Sumter (South Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1858 | F W. W10. | LHB Light List (US): 285 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 269 | |
| 1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 274 | |
| 1868 | F W. W12. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 278 |
| 1870 | F W. W13. Arc illuminated N. to W. by E. to S. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 282 |
| 1878 | F W. W12. Arc illuminated W. by E'd to S. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 356 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 371 | |
| 1886 | F W. W123/4. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 439 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 461 | |
| 1893 | F W. W121/2. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 571 |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 688 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 702 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 842 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 921 | |
| 1915 | F W. W11. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1330 |
| 1917 | Fl W 2s. W10. fl 0.5. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1396 |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1448 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1600 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1980 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2532 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2923 | |
| 1945-1947 | Fl W 1s. W10. fl 0.4. | |
| 1950-1952 | Fl W 1s. fl 0.4. | |
| 1953-1955 | Fl W 1s. fl 0.3. Visible on range line only. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3842 |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 4454 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 4454 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | Q W. Visible on range line only. | |
| 1969-1970 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 261 | |
| 1972-1974 | ||
| 1976 | ||
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1990 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2650 | |
| 1994 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 1885 | |
| 2004 | Fl W 2.5s. Visible 0.5° each side of range line. | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2385 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1858 | 5th | N/A | 57 | N/A | LHB Light List (US): 285 |
| 1860 | 4th | 50 | LHB Light List (US): 269 | ||
| 1866 | 5th | 57 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 274 | ||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 278 | ||||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 282 | ||||
| 1878 | 15 | A wooden frame, on the NW. face of Fort Sumter, colored brown. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 356 | ||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 371 | ||||
| 1886 | A brown framework beacon, with skeleton fog-bell tower close by. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 439 | |||
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 461 | ||||
| 1893 | 25 | 51 | white framework structure, with skeleton fog-bell tower close by. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 571 | |
| 1898 | White framework structure, with skeleton fog-bell tower close by. White frame dwelling, with green blinds, on parapet of NW. curtain of fort. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 688 | |||
| 1899 | White framework structure, with skeleton fog-bell tower close by. White frame dwelling, with green blinds. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 702 | |||
| 1905 | White, framework structure, with light-green, skeleton, fog-bell tower close by. Light-green, frame dwelling, with dark-green trimmings. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 842 | |||
| 1908 | Black, square, pyramidal, skeleton, steel tower, upper 13 feet covered, with horizontally-slatted daymark, N'ly half white, S'ly half red; white parapet and black lantern; light-green, skeleton, fog-bell tower and frame dwelling, with dark-green trimmings, on ramparts of fort. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 921 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 50 | Square, pyramidal, skeleton; slatted daymark; lower part white, upper part black. In 1/4 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1330 | |
| 1917 | N/A | N/A | 20 | White; square, pyramidal, skeleton tower; square, slatted daymark with black bull's-eye. In 3/4 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1396 |
| 1920 | Black round center in white square, slatted daymark, on white, square, pyramidal, skeleton tower. In 3/4 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1448 | |||
| 1927 | Black round center in white square, slatted daymark, on white, square, pyramidal, skeleton tower. In 11/4 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1600 | |||
| 1931 | Rg a | Black round center in white square slatted daymark, on white, square, pyramidal, skeleton tower. In 7 feet. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1980 | ||
| 1935 | Black round center in white square slatted daymark, on white, skeleton tower. In 7 feet. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2532 | |||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2923 | ||||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | Rg e | Black round center on white square slatted daymark, on white, skeleton tower. In 7 feet. | |||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | Black round center on white square daymark on white skeleton tower. In 7 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3842 | ||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 4454 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 4454 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965-1966 | |||||
| 1969 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 261 | ||||
| 1970 | Red rectangular daymark with white vertical stripe on white skeleton tower. In 7 feet. | ||||
| 1972 | KRW on white skeleton tower. In 7 feet. | ||||
| 1973-1974 | KRW on skeleton tower. In 7 feet. | ||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1990 | 26 | KRW on skeleton tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2650 | ||
| 1994 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 1885 | ||||
| 2004 | On skeleton tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2385 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | None | None | LHB Light List (US): 285 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 269 | ||
| 1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 274 | ||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 278 | ||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 282 | ||
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 356 | ||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 371 | ||
| 1886 | Bell struck by machinery, a double blow every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 439 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 461 | ||
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 571 | ||
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 688 | ||
| 1899 | Bell struck by machinery a double blow every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 702 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 842 | ||
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 921 | ||
| 1915 | Bell; 2 strokes every 15 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1330 | |
| 1917 | None | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1396 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1448 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1600 | ||
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1980 | ||
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 2532 | ||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2923 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 3842 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 4454 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 4454 | ||
| 1963 | |||
| 1965-1966 | |||
| 1969-1970 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 261 | ||
| 1972-1974 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1990 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2650 | ||
| 1994 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 1885 | ||
| 2004 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2385 |
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1855 - 1915 |
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1916 - Present (Approximate location.) |