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This is a list of lighthouses in South Carolina.

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height
Bloody Point Range Front Light N/A Daufuskie Island N/A 1883 Never 1922
(Preserved)		 None Unknown
Bloody Point Range Rear Light N/A Daufuskie Island N/A 1883 (First)
1899 (Last)		 Never 1922
(Removed)		 None 081 81 ft (25 m)
(Original rear range)
Bulls Bay Light N/A Charleston County N/A 1852 (First)
1900 (Last)		 Never 1913
(Destroyed)		 None 044 44 ft (13 m)
(First lighthouse)
Cape Romain Light (Old) Cape Romain 1827 Lighthouse.jpg Cape Romain 33°01′06.6″N 79°22′26.6″W / 33.018500°N 79.374056°W / 33.018500; -79.374056 1827 Never 1858 None 088 88 ft (27 m)
Cape Romain Light (New) Cape Romain 1857 Lighthouse.jpg Cape Romain 33°01′08″N 79°22′25″W / 33.01889°N 79.37361°W / 33.01889; -79.37361 1858 1937 1947 None 161 161 ft (49 m)
Castle Pinckney Light Castle Pinckney - showing early light beacon.jpg Charleston County 32°46′25.1″N 79°54′39.6″W / 32.773639°N 79.911000°W / 32.773639; -79.911000 1855 (First)
1890 (Last)		 Never 1917
(Destroyed by 1938)		 None 050 50 ft (15 m)
Charleston Light Charleston Light 1962.jpg Sullivan's Island 32°45′28.5″N 79°50′35.7″W / 32.757917°N 79.843250°W / 32.757917; -79.843250 1962 1975 Active DCB-24 163 163 ft (50 m)
Combahee Bank Light N/A Saint Helena Sound 32°28′N 80°26′W / 32.467°N 80.433°W / 32.467; -80.433 1868 Never 1876
(Removed in 1925)		 None Unknown
Fort Ripley Shoal Light Charleston 32°45′58″N 79°54′07″W / 32.766°N 79.902°W / 32.766; -79.902
(Estimated)		 1878 Never 1932
(Dismantled)		 None Unknown
Fort Sumter Range Front Light Fort Sumter Lighthouse (Charleston County, South Carolina).jpg Charleston 32°45′8″N 79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W / 32.75222; -79.87472 1855 (First)
1893 (Last)		 Never 1950s None Unknown
Fort Sumter Range Rear Light St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina).jpg Charleston 32°45′8″N 79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W / 32.75222; -79.87472 1855 (First)
1893 (Last)		 Never 1915 None 140 140 ft (43 m)
Georgetown Light Georgetown Light.jpg Winyah Bay 33°13′21.47″N 79°11′6.18″W / 33.2226306°N 79.1850500°W / 33.2226306; -79.1850500 1801 (First)
1867 (Current)		 1986 Active VRB-25 085 85 ft (26 m)
Governor's Light N/A Little River N/A 1985
(Private)		 Always Active Unknown 060 60 ft (18 m)
Haig Point Front Range Light Haig Point Front Range Light, Daufuskie Island (Beaufort County, South Carolina).jpg Daufuskie Island N/A 1873 Never Disputed
(Removed)		 None 017 17 ft (5.2 m)
Haig Point Rear Range Light Haig Point Rear Range Light, Daufuskie Island (Beaufort County, South Carolina).jpg Daufuskie Island N/A 1873 1987
(Relit)		 Active
(Inactive: ????-1987)		 Acrylic 070 70 ft (21 m)
Harbour Town Light Harbour Town July 2007.jpg Hilton Head Island 32°08′19″N 80°48′46″W / 32.13861°N 80.81278°W / 32.13861; -80.81278 1970 Always Active Unknown 090 90 ft (27 m)
Hilton Head Range Front Light N/A Hilton Head Island N/A 1881 Never 1932
(Destroyed)		 None 035 35 ft (11 m)
Hilton Head Range Rear Light Rear Lighthouse of HH Range Light Station.jpg Hilton Head Island 32°9′51″N 80°44′24″W / 32.16417°N 80.74000°W / 32.16417; -80.74000 1880 Never 1932 None 092 92 ft (28 m)
Hunting Island Light Hunting Island Light.jpg Beaufort
(Hunting Island State Park)		 32°22′32″N 80°26′15″W / 32.37556°N 80.43750°W / 32.37556; -80.43750 1859 (First)
1875 (Current)		 1995
(Relit)		 Active
(Inactive: 1933-1995		 Unknown 132 132 ft (40 m)
Morris Island Range Front Light N/A Morris Island N/A 1871 Never Unknown
(Removed)		 None Unknown
Morris Island Range Rear Light N/A Morris Island N/A 1871 Never Unknown
(Removed)		 None Unknown
Morris Island Light Morris Island Light, April 2014.jpg Morris Island 32°41′43″N 79°53′1″W / 32.69528°N 79.88361°W / 32.69528; -79.88361 1767 (First)
1876 (Current)		 1938 1962 None Unknown
Parris Island Range Front Light N/A Parris Island N/A 1881 Never 1923 None Unknown
Parris Island Range Rear Light N/A Parris Island 32°18′46″N 80°40′39″W / 32.31278°N 80.67750°W / 32.31278; -80.67750 1881 Never 1923 None 120 120 ft (37 m)
Sullivan's Island Range Front Light Sullivans Island South Range Front Light (Charleston County, South Carolina).jpg Sullivan's Island N/A 1848 (First)
1872 (Last)		 Never Unknown
(Removed)		 None Unknown
Sullivan's Island Range Rear Light N/A Sullivan's Island N/A 1848 (First)
1872 (Last)		 Never Unknown
(Removed)		 None 120 120 ft (37 m)
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