Evidently Georgia’s coast has several operational and historic lighthouses. One particular light house at St. Simons Island has not been off since World War II. The lighthouse was ordered off along with all other east coast lighthouses by President Roosevelt to help ships avoid German U boats that were patrolling the eastern seaboard.
Now the lighthouse is being shutdown for a four month restoration project. The lighthouse is currently maintained by volunteers from the US Coastguard. The lighthouse also has a special light that can be seen up to 23 miles out to sea. Restoration will include cleaning bricks, repairing mortar, sanding metal parts, and then priming and painting the whole structure. Many of the planned repairs will hopefully be made with $500,000 in federal funds; however a matching amount of $500,000 must be raised in order to secure the grant.