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Haig Point Range Lights

Daufuskie, Italy

Haig Point Range Lights

The Haig Point Range Lights were range lights on Calibogue Sound at the northeastern end of Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The Haig Point Range Lights were built in 1873 and were maintained as an official aid to navigation until about 1924. The Rear Range Light house has been r

estored. It is a guest house for the Haig Point Club and serves as a private aid to navigation. Calibogue Sound is between Daufuskie and Hilton Head Islands. It connects the Intracoastal Waterway and the Harbour Town Marina with the Atlantic Ocean. In 1871, the U.S. Congress authorized two sets of range lights on Daufuskie Island. The other range lights were the Bloody Point Range Lights on the south end of the island. Land was procured in 1872 at Haig's Point for the first set. The Haig Point range lights were lit in 1873. Although most sources indicate that the range lights were deactivated in 1924, others indicate that it was as early as 1922, to as late as 1934 or 1938.

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