Georgia Lighthouses Georgia Lighthouses Click on any Lighthouse to learn more about it. Cockspur Little Cumberland Sapelo Tybee Early American Lighthouses Beam Rays of History, Romance and Hope Five lighthouses still stand along the approximate 100 miles of Georgia coast. These lighthouses are rich in the history that forms the foundation of America. Shortly after General James Olgethorpe established the colony of Georgia, he commissioned one of the first public structures in colonial America, a lighthouse.
Lighthouses are endangered species of sorts.
Of the approximate 800 lighthouses still standing, less than 500 are still functional. Of the five lighthouses in Georgia two are operational, three are open to the public, and all have had some renovation work done recently. Historical societies, the U.S. Park Service, the State of Georgia, and a private home owners' association are trying to preserve these historical towers for future generations. Continued citizens' and government involvement in the preservation of the lighthouses is necessary to save them from becoming extinct. America is a young country and some of our most precious and fragile historical monuments stand as teaching tools for future generations to study, admire, and proudly show the world.