---
type: "Story Source Pack"
title: "Morris Island: The Light That Stayed When the Island Left"
description: "Source-grounded facts, targets, and evidence rules for AI tools."
resource: "https://light.lux143.org/stories/morris-island-lost-offshore/"
tags:
  - "lost_light_memory"
  - "en"
timestamp: "2026-08-09T22:21:04Z"
language: "en"
story_id: "morris-island-lost-offshore"
---

# Morris Island: The Light That Stayed When the Island Left

Story ID: `morris-island-lost-offshore`
Language: `en`
Story type: `lost_light_memory`

## Narrative Angle

Jetty-driven erosion moved the shoreline past the tower; the navigational station ended while the structure remained offshore as memory.

## Targets

- LUX-LH-000931 (lighthouse): Morris Island Lighthouse

## Key Claims

- No field-level claims selected.

## Heritage Assets

- LUX-ASSET-000675: Morris Island Light tower (structure)

## Timeline And Relations

- 1876 - historically_part_of - LUX-ASSET-000675 -> LUX-LH-000931: The fabric carries lighthouse/lightship identity LUX-LH-000931.
- 1962 - modified - LUX-ASSET-000675 -> LUX-LH-000931: Function or custody changed while identity continuity remains the Journey question.

## Evidence Rules For AI Tools

- Use only the facts, relations, and source evidence in this pack.
- Treat open questions as unknowns, not as facts.
- Preserve source titles/links when making scripts, slides, audio, or video outlines.
- Do not claim that an AI-generated script is canonical data.

## Open Questions

- No open questions recorded.