Before radar, depth finders and satellite-guided navigation,long before the seafloor was charted with scientific precision, mariners reliedon lighthouses to approach a coastline safely. South Carolina's history withlighthouses goes back nearly two and a half centuries. At Cape Romain, awindmill was converted into a lighthouse. St. Philip's Church in Charleston wasconverted into a beacon for seafarers to aid navigation to the Holy City. Withsuch a long and storied past, the story of South Carolina's lighthouses isinseparable from its maritime history. Join author John Hairr as he recountsthe fascinating history of these beacons that have shone above the shores ofthe Palmetto State.