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Built in 1767 at the southern entrance to Charleston, the original tower was destroyed during the Civil War. The new tower, built in 1876, stands 161 ft. with 201 steps leading to its top. The beacon was extinguished in 1962. The red and white striped tower is visible from James Island as well as Folly Beach.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Things to do near Folly Beach, SC

Spirituals Concerts

Drayton Hall presents African-American spiritual music with three concerts by Ann Caldwell and The Magnolia Singers. Ann Cald...

Emanuel Ame Church

This brick Gothic Revival-style church with its tall steeple replaced an earlier 1872 church badly damaged by the 1886 earthq...

Barksdale House Inn

(c. 1778) European opulence featuring rice beds, continental breakfast, afternoon tea, nightly turn-down service & morning pa...

Charleston Southern University

CSU has twice been named to the John Templeton Foundation list of "Character-Building Colleges."...

Thomas Lamboll House B&B

(c.1739) This antebellum Charleston single house was built for Thomas Lamboll, a notable colonial judge; Large rooms with pri...