Lighthouse
Part of: Sapelo Island
All GA DNR HPD reports, documents, images, and data sheets concerning the Lighthouse area on Sapelo Island
Site Name Keywords
Lighthouse •
Lighthouse Site
Site Type Keywords
Non-Domestic Structures •
Ball Court •
Historic Structure •
Structure •
Lighthouse •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Water-Related •
Lighhouse •
Domestic Structures •
Shipping-Related Structure
Other Keywords
Historic residence, lighthouse, Sapelo, Island •
GPR Survey
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Euroamerican •
19th and 20th Century
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Historic Background Research •
Systematic Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Architectural Survey •
Consultation •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Site Stabilization
Material Types
Glass •
Ceramic •
Metal •
Fauna •
Building Materials •
Shell •
Wood
Temporal Keywords
19th Century •
19th & 20th Centuries •
Historic Period •
19-20th Centuries •
1813
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
Georgia (State / Territory) •
McIntosh County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Sapelo Island
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Archaeological Investigations at the Sapelo Lighthouse and Oilhouse (1997)
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Archaeological investigations were undertaken at the Sapelo Island Lighthouse and its adjacent Oil House on December 14 and 15, 1996 (Figures 1 & 2). The limited goal of this investigation was to recover data from the interior of these two structures related to their form, function, and use in order to provide information useful for their accurate restoration and interpretation. This report provides a brief historic background for the lighthouse, details the excavation methods, summarizes...
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Archaeological Investigations at the Sapelo Lighthouse and Oilhouse (1997)
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Archaeological investigations were undertaken at the Sapelo Island Lighthouse and its adjacent Oil House on December 14 and 15, 1996 (Figures 1 & 2). The limited goal of this investigation was to recover data from the interior of these two structures related to their form, function, and use in order to provide information useful for their accurate restoration and interpretation. This report provides a brief historic background for the lighthouse, details the excavation methods, summarizes the...
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Archaeological Investigations at the Sapelo Lighthouse Interpretive Trail (2004)
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Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites Division plans to enhance an existing trail through the lighthouse complexes at the southern tip of Sapelo Island by replacing existing signage and adding additional interpretive signs. There are two lighthouse complexes on a small area of high ground off the south end of Sapelo. The older brick lighthouse was constructed in 1820. The 1820 facility grew to include a keeper's house, cistern, and oil house. The beacon was removed and the lighthouse was...
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Archaeological Investigations at the Sapelo Lighthouse, Sapelo Island, Georgia (1997)
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On 19 March 1997 lewis Larson and Dave Davis conducted archaeological investigations and the monitoring of trenching activities at the basal periphery of the Sapelo ls.land Lighthouse to determine the presence of archaeological resources and to determine the nature of the architectural foundation structure. Also present were Mr. David Freedman, Chief of Maintenance and Construction Section, Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites Division, Mr. Ronnie Rogers, Archaeologist, ...
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Archaeological Testing at the Lighthouse Site, Sapelo Island, Georgia (2011)
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As part of the 2011 Weekend For Wildlife program sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), two days of archaeological testing were carried out at the Sapelo Island Lighthouse Site on Sapelo Island, in McIntosh County, Georgia. This project was a combined effort on the part of 12 Weekend for Wildlife volunteers and 11 archaeologists associated with DNR, the University of West Florida, the University of West Georgia, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The goal of...
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Sapelo Island: Contract to build Lighthouse from 1813 (1813)
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Signed Contract Agreement
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Sapelo Island: Lighthouse Artifact Data (2011)
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Data Tables for Artifacts recovered from W4W 2011 Excavation
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Sapelo Island: Lighthouse Excavation - 2011 Fieldnotes (2011)
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Fieldnotes from the 2011 Weekend for Wildlife Excavation
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Sapelo Island: Lighthouse Gallery Pamphlet
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Misc. Photos
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Sapelo Island: Public Archaeology at supposed Location of the Original 1820s Keeper's House (2004)
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Preparations, Notes, and Report Weekend for Wildlife Program 2004
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Sapelo Island: Removal of Brick Base around the Perimeter of the Lighthouse (1998)
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Notes and Sketch Map
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Sapelo Island: Survey to locate Pier Structures of Keeper's House (1999)
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Assessment of Archaeological Potential Notes, Correspondence, and Report
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Sapelo Island: Weekend for Wildlife Program 2011 (2011)
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Preparations, Logistics, Notes, and Correspondence for W4W '11
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A Summary Report of a Ground Penetrating Radar Survey at the Sapelo Lighthouse, Sapelo Island, Georgia (2004)
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On October 5, 2004 the Georgia Department of Transportation conducted a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey at the request of the Georgia Division of Natural Resources. Two GPR survey grids were placed in the vicinity of the lighthouse on the south end of Sapelo Island. The goal of the survey was to locate subsurface anorrelies that could be related to the lighthouse keepers residence. A number of anomalies were detected just to the east of the cistern. These anomalies may be...