Georgia drivers can now show their Tybee Island pride with a new specialty license plate that features the city’s historic lighthouse against a blue sky. After a two-year long legislative ...

The Tybee Island Historical Society just secured a $20,000 grant to assist in the restoration of the iconic lighthouse, which is currently in its third phase. TIHS announced in a press release ...

Just under a month after the restoration and preservation of the Tybee Lighthouse was completed, a prism has shattered. According to Tybee Island Historical Society Director Sarah Jones ...

(WTOC) - Since the 1700′s, the Tybee Light Station has stood watch on the island, surviving hurricanes and even a fire during the Civil War. As you can imagine the outside of the lighthouse can take a ...

The first phase of preserving Tybee Island's icon, the 1773 historical lighthouse, is right on schedule for repairs to its windows, Fresnel lens, roof and masonry. But there's one minor hiccup.

While you’re there, visit the Tybee Island Light Station & Museum. Inside the lighthouse, built in 1773, you’ll find aerial views of the island after climbing 178 steps to the top. Take ...

James Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1733. Three years later, he oversaw the building on Tybee Island of the colony’s first lighthouse. Oglethorpe saw the crucial need for lighthouses to safely ...

and is now in the custody of the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society. It will work with National Park Service officials to identify the wreckage and put it on public display.