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The lighthouse was privately built as part of Harbour Town Marina and Sea Pines Plantation. It is open for the public to climb. There is a small fee for a day pass to the Plantation and another small fee for admission to its lighthouse.
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The Harbour Town Lighthouse is now a tourist and wedding destination for Hilton Head Island. The privately owned lighthouse also features a museum with historic photos of Harbour Town, and gift shops at the bottom and top of the light.
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Building of Harbour Town Lighthouse was started in 1969 by Charles Fraser and completed in 1970. It is an octagonal column with a red observation deck or gallery below the lantern. The column is
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golf tournament has helped increase the lighthouse's fame to millions of golf fans worldwide, and the 18th hole at the
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is alternating red and white bands. It has a white light that flashes every 25 s.
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has become one of the most popular and recognizable finishing holes in golf.
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Sea Pines Plantation - Harbour Town, including Harbour Town Light
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Buildings and structures in Beaufort County, South Carolina
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Meet the man behind Hilton Head's iconic lighthouse
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
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32°08′19″N 80°48′46″W / 32.13861°N 80.81278°W / 32.13861; -80.81278
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Characteristic
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
aid to navigation
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Harbour Town Golf Links
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Meet the man behind Hilton Head's iconic lighthouse


Light List, Volume III, Atlantic Coast, Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida
United States Coast Guard
ISBN
1-56164-194-4

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