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.

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Sapelo Island Range Front Light

Location	Sapelo Island, Georgia
Coordinates	31.38991°N 81.28414°W / 31.38991; -81.28414
Tower
Constructed	range established 1868
Construction	cast iron
Height	25 feet (7.6 m)
Shape	square pyramidal skeletal tower
Markings	painted white
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Light
First lit	1877
Deactivated	1898
Sapelo Island Range Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	S end of Sapelo Island, S of University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia
Area	205.9 acres (83.3 ha)
Built	1877
NRHP reference No.	97000335[1]
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1997

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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.