The Bulls Bay Lighthouse is a former lighthouse on Bulls Island in

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. Its first lighthouse was built in 1852. After it was destroyed in 1897, a new light was built in 1900. It was deactivated in 1913.Clary, Margie Willis, ''The Beacons of South Carolina'', Sandlapper Publishing Co., Inc., Orangeburg, SC, 2005, pp. 99-100, . Bulls Island is a

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that is part of the

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. It can be reached by private ferry from

Awendaw, South Carolina Awendaw is a small fishing town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,294 at the 2010 census. Awendaw is part of the Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area. History Awendaw was named by the Sewee tribe. ...

. The original lighthouse had its lantern mounted on top of the lightkeeper's brick house. This was destroyed in 1897. It was replaced in 1900 with a metal

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. The light station was deactivated in 1913.

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