Tybee Lighthouse and Palms
by Doris Blessington
Title
Tybee Lighthouse and Palms
Artist
Doris Blessington
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Handmade Paper
Description
This watercolor of Historic Tybee Lighthouse was painted on handmade paper from a cottage industry in India. The Lighthouse stands 154 feet high and continues to fascinate historians and visitors to the Island. Many climb to the top of this famous landmark for magnificent views of Tybee Island, Hilton Head and cargo ships coming from all over the world to the Port of Savannah. One of America's most intact light stations, Tybee Light is a working light with a huge First Order Fresnel Lens. Now restored to its original color and sesign, all of its historic support buildings remain on the original five-acre sight. The Tybee Island Historical Society has a restoration campaign returning the light to its historic early 20th century character. The importance of a lighthouse on Tybee was realized at the establishment of the British colony in 1733. Founder James Oglethorpe saw that ships bearing new settlers and supplies were dependent upon safe and well-marked waterways. General Oglethorpe proposed the lighthouse to be built on Tybee marking the entrance to the Savannah River warning ships of shallow waters along Georgia coastlines.
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June 16th, 2011
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