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3 unusual facts about Morris Island Light


Morris Island

Morris Island is also the site of the Morris Island Light, a lighthouse that stands on the southern side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor, north of the town of Folly Beach.

Morris Island Light

Erosion of land caused the Coast Guard to begin construction of a new Charleston Light in 1960.

In 1962 the Morris Island Light was decommissioned and replaced by the new Charleston Light, located on Sullivan's Island at the north end of the harbor.



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