Today’s Mystery Photo could be an official site because of the many flags. Try to figure out where this is, and send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com. And tell us your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo was recognized by many people, after Michelle Cobb Dolske of Orlando, Fla. sent the photo, saying: “We stayed there for a few nights while we were bringing our new boat down to Florida.”
Those spotting the location included D.H. Malcolm, Duluth; Matt Willis, Lawrenceville; Cathy Loew, Peachtree Corners; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Jim Savadelis, Suwanee; Cindy Evans, Duluth; Ross Lenhart, Stone Mountain; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; John Moore, Duluth; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Mikki Dillon, Lilburn; Rick Krause, Lilburn; Mike Tennant, Duluth; and Lindsay Borenstein of Atlanta.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. gave us some history of the area where the photo was taken: “Today’s mystery photo is of the red-and-white-striped Harbour Town Lighthouse, located at the Marina, which is part of the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. Although it was never an officially sanctioned light, this lighthouse is privately owned and only functions as an aid to navigation around the marina and is a popular tourist site and an iconic symbol for the area.
“The Harbour Town Lighthouse was designed by Charles Elbert Fraser, the developer of Sea Pines Resort, and his brother Bacon Fraser Jr. At 93-feet tall, the octagonal tower was first lit in 1970 with a 2.5-second flashing white light. This was later changed in 2010 to a white flashing light every 30-seconds that could be seen from 25-miles away.
“The lighthouse is open to the public, and visitors can climb 114 steps to the observation deck. As you make the climb though 10-levels of stairs, you will be presented with a number of historic exhibits and photos of Harbour Town, dating all the way back to when the area was first inhabited approximately 10,000 years ago. Continue the climb to see what the area looked like when the Spanish first traveled through Calibogue Sound in the 1500s and continue on until you reach the 10th level that documents the history of the area in the late-1800s. Once you reach the observation deck, you will be rewarded with breathtaking panoramic views of the Calibogue Sound, Daufuskie Island and the surrounding marshland.”
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: ebrack2@gmail.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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