Historic Morris Island, South Carolina
Morris
Island was first inhabited ca 1762 when the first light house was
built. This was after the French and Indian War during the time that
South Carolina was still a colony of Great Britain. At first, it was lit
with burning pitch, oakum and candles. This first light house was
replaced in 1837 by a new one near Fort Sumter, and was destroyed during
the War Between the States. The present light house began in 1874 and
was put at the mouth of the Charleston Harbor (once Morris Island).
Nearby was the home of the keeper of the lighthouse, a three-story
structure. The new lighthouse on Sullivan Island currently replaced that
of Morris Island.
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