Tybee Island Light Station & Museum

The Tybee Island Lighthouse was originally constructed in 1736 by the direction of Noble James of Wormsloe Plantation. The first octagonal construction was made of brickwork and cedar piles without a light. In August of 1741, the lighthouse was swept away in a storm. In 1742, the second daymark on Tybee was constructed. Due to a need to move the lighthouse due to sea encroachment, a new lighthouse was completed in 1773. In 1791, the addition of the day-mark light was installed. In 1861, the lighthouse was destroyed by a fire during the Civil War by the Confederate troops. After the Civil War, the lower portion was still intact and was rebuilt and it is the current lighthouse made of metal and masonry that stands today.