Sapelo Island Range Front Light

31°23′24″N 81°17′03″W / 31.38991°N 81.28414°W / 31.38991; -81.28414TowerConstructedrange established 1868Constructioncast ironHeight25 feet (7.6 m)Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal towerMarkingspainted whiteHeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property LightFirst lit1877Deactivated1898 LocationS end of Sapelo Island, S of University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, GeorgiaArea205.9 acres (83.3 ha)Built1877NRHP reference No.97000335^[1]Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1997

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.

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.

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