Sapelo Island Range Front Light, Range front lighthouse in McIntosh County, United States.
Sapelo Island Range Front Light is a white-painted, open-framework pyramidal tower of cast iron, 7.6 meters tall, topped by a square lantern. It stands at the south end of Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia, within the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, near the main Sapelo Island Light.
A wooden beacon was built near the main Sapelo Island lighthouse in 1855, damaged or destroyed in the American Civil War, and replaced in 1868. That second structure fell into disrepair and was replaced in 1877 by the present iron tower, which served until 1899. The U.S. Coast Guard reassembled it during World War II to watch for submarines, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources restored it in 1997.
The structure represents the maritime navigation heritage of Georgia's coast and forms part of the National Register of Historic Places since 1997.
The tower stands within the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve at the island's south end. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which manages most of Sapelo Island, restored it in 1997.
The tower was dismantled after 1899 and later reassembled for use by the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, when it served to watch for submarines. It was restored in 1997 by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
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