Here’s a bakery – or what was one – somewhere in South Carolina. Where can you see it? Send in our best guess – and your name and hometown – to feedback@statehousereport.com. And if you have a mystery photo to share, send that along too (but tell us what it is because we’re horrible guessers.)
Last week’s photo, “Glassy,” was kind of tough. Yep, it was the top of a lighthouse. But which one? Answer: Hunting Island’s lighthouse in Beaufort County.
Sleuth Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, provides more info: “This lighthouse was originally built between 1873 and 1875 to replace a shorter, brick lighthouse built in 1859 that was destroyed during the Civil War.
“Today’s lighthouse is 132.6 feet tall, and is really quite unique for two reasons. First, it was built using interchangeable cast-iron sections, a design that was specifically intended to allow the lighthouse to be dismantled and moved further inland to counter the effects of ongoing and severe beach erosion that occurs in the area. It was a wise design choice, since in 1889 the lighthouse had to be relocated 1.3 miles further inland once erosion made the beach foundation too unstable.
“The other unique aspect of this lighthouse is the fact that it is the only remaining lighthouse in South Carolina that visitors can still climb to see the lantern room and go out on the observation deck for expansive panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding maritime forest.”
Congratulate to everyone who identified this tougher-than-usual photo: Jay Altman of Columbia; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; Don Clark and Michael Webb, both of Hartsville; and Philip Cromer of Beaufort.
- SHARE: If you have a Mystery Photo to share, please send it to us – and make sure you tell us what it is!
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