
Lighthouse Inlet Folly Afternoon 18 X 24"
Lighthouse inlet separates Folly Island From Morris Island and is home to the famous Morris Island Lighthouse. The Lighthouse now has a motor vehicle SC license plate commemorating it. Apparently, money from the sale of these plates goes to the "Save the Light" foundation. This is the north end of Folly, which has much to deal with regarding nature's powerful energy assaults from wind, sand, rain and tides. We always referred to it as "down by the Coast Guard Station" which used to call this end of the island home. This end is past the "washout" . The Washout used to be an active creek separating North folly from Folly Island proper and was an important obstacle to the invading union troops who were advancing north for the 1863 bloody assault on confederate defenses on Morris Island. The wind has sculpted the vegetation at this end of the island and scrub oak ,Red Bay trees, and Palmettos must stand strong against the "elements" to survive here. This afternoon, the sun is setting to t