Haig Point Range Lights

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The Haig Point Range Lights were upper and lower fire on the Calibogue Sound at the northeastern end of Daufuskie Iceland in Beaufort County, South Carolina in the United States. The two beacons were built in 1873 and were as navigation aids to 1924 in operation. The lighthouse of the upper fire was later restored and is the guesthouse of the Haig Point Club; , today it serves the shipping industry as a private aid to navigation.

Geography

Calibogue Sound situated between Iceland Daufuskie and Hilton Head Iceland. It connects the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and Harbour Town Marina with the open Atlantic Ocean.

History

Approved in 1871, the Congress of the United States two pairs upper and lower fire on Daufuskie Iceland, the second pair were the Bloody Point Range Lights at the south end of the island. The land of Haig Pont was acquired in 1872 and the Haig Point Range Lights were taken in 1873 in operation. While most sources indicate that the plant was deactivated in 1924, others assume that the cut-off in 1922 or in 1934 or 1938,.

Rear Range Light ( upper light )

The rear light was designed by James H. Reed and consists of a square tower, which is placed on the two-story, built of wooden house of the Leuchtturmwärtes Victorian style. The foundation of the house is composed of tabby, a mixture of lime, sand and crushed oyster shells, made ​​the foundation of an old plantation house. The house of the lighthouse keeper and the tower are painted white, the roof over the lantern room is red. Originally a five-fold Fresnel lens was available, which was operated with an oil lamp, but this was later replaced by electric light. In addition to the house of the lighthouse keeper there was an outbuilding and the 22,700 -liter cistern for drinking water. Until 1924 the station was manned. 1925, the lighthouse keeper's house was sold. It changed hands several times and has not been serviced. In 1984 it was bought by International Paper Realty Corporation, which began with the restoration. The outbuildings and the cistern have survived. After about six decades of inactivity, in 1986, the rear light was taken as a private aid to navigation for shipping again. The white indicator is amplified by a akrylische lens. It is powered by solar panels and batteries ..

The plant is a contributing property of the recorded in the National Register of Historic Places Historic District of Daufuskie Iceland.

Front Range Light ( Under Fire )

The front light was a wooden structure with a lamp. It was located about 800 m south of the upper fire. The building was not firmly connected to its location, but the construction could be offset in order to respond to shifts of the fairway. The fate of the Under fire after the closure of the station is unknown.