~ preservation plan ~

2007

Save The Light, Inc. begins the Morris Island Lighthouse preservation with the help of the Army Corps of Enginners.

This page has some conceptualizations for the preservation of the Morris Island Lighthouse. Place your cursor over the images on the left to see larger versions. Plans were provided by the Hayward-Baker Company.

For current photos of the preservation construction,
see the photo gallery.

The base of the lighthouse will be surrounded by a cofferdam composed of circular sheet piles. This drawing is view looking down from above the lighthouse.

This drawing is a view across the base of the lighthouse and the cofferdam. The section is through the line marked A-A in the drawing above.

Grout will be injected beneath the lighthouse to stabilize the foundation. The view is looking down from above into the lighthouse's foundation.

This drawing shows section B-B through the drawing above. The view is looking across the base of the lighthouse.