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{{Infobox lighthouse
| image           = Sapelo Island Range Light (2), GA, US.jpg
| caption         =
| location        = [[Sapelo Island]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|31.38991|-81.28414|display=inline}}
| yearbuilt       = range established 1868
| yearlit         = 1877
| automated       = 
| yeardeactivated = 1898
| foundation      = 
| construction    = [[cast iron]]
| shape           = square pyramidal [[skeletal tower]]
| marking         = painted white
| elevation       = 
| height          = {{convert|25|ft}}
| currentlens     = 
| lens            = 
| intensity       = 
| range           = 
| characteristic  = 
| module          = {{Infobox NRHP
| name      = Sapelo Island Range Light
| embed     = yes
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat     = yes
| image     =
| caption   =
| location  = S end of Sapelo Island, S of University of Georgia Marine Institute, [[Sapelo Island, Georgia]]
| locmapin  =
| built     = 1877
| builder   =
| added     = August 26, 1997
| area      = {{convert|205.9|acre}}
| refnum    = 97000335<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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The '''Sapelo Island Range Front Light''' (or '''Sapelo Island Range Beacon''') is a [[lighthouse]] [[Leading lights|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.<ref>[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=327 LighthouseFriends]</ref> It is thought to be the oldest surviving iron structure in Georgia.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Sapelo Island Light}}

{{Lighthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in McIntosh County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1877]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in McIntosh County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:1877 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Sapelo Island]]


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