Location Sapelo Island, Georgia Year first lit 1877 Markings / pattern painted white Opened 1877 Construction Cast iron Added to NRHP 26 August 1997 | Year first constructed range established 1868 Deactivated 1898 Height 7.6 m Area 83 ha Material Cast iron | |
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Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower Similar Tybee Island Range Fr, Savannah Light, Old Harbor Light, Sapelo Island Lighthouse, Little Cumberland Island 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.
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. It is thought to be the oldest surviving iron structure in Georgia.