Inventory of Historic Light Stations--South Carolina Lighthouses--Haig Point (Range Rear) Light

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HAIG POINT (RANGE REAR) LIGHT

State: SOUTH CAROLINA
Location: DAUFUSKIE ISLAND / CALIBOQUE SOUND
Nearest City: HILTON HEAD
County: BEAUFORT
U.S.C.G. District: 7
Year Station Established: 1872

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1872
Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION)
Date Deactivated: 1934-1987
Automated:
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED ROOF
Shape: SQUARE ON HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 70
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1872
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures:

Current Use: PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION/BED AND BREAKFAST

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #82003831
Name of Listing: DAUFUSKIE ISLAND HISTORIC DISTRICT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
KEEPERS RESTORED 1986; RELIT AS PRIVATE AID 1987

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 06 2002 10:11:02 am EDT
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