Sapelo Island Range Front Light

The Sapelo Island Range Front Light (or Sapelo Island Range Beacon) is a lighthouse range light on Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. It is near the Sapelo Island Light and is a contributor to its 1997 National Register of Historic Places nomination.

Sapelo Island Range Front Light
Georgia
LocationSapelo Island, Georgia
Coordinates31.38991°N 81.28414°W / 31.38991; -81.28414
Year first constructedrange established 1868
Year first lit1877
Deactivated1898
Constructioncast iron
Tower shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower
Markings / patternpainted white
Tower height25 feet (7.6 m)
ARLHS numberUSA-1014
HeritageNRHP contributing property 
Sapelo Island Range Light
LocationS end of Sapelo Island, S of University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia
Area205.9 acres (83.3 ha)
Built1877
NRHP reference No.97000335[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1997

History

In 1855 a wooden beacon light was built near the main lighthouse. It was damaged or destroyed during the American Civil War and replaced in 1868. That structure fell into disrepair and was replaced with the current iron structure in 1877. It was used until 1899, after which it was dismantled. It was reassembled and used by the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II to look for submarines. It was restored in 1997 by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which manages most of Sapelo Island.[2] It is thought to be the oldest surviving iron structure in Georgia.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. LighthouseFriends


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