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Hilton Head. Event Guide:
Haig Point Lighthouse
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Contact Information:
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Haig Point 
Daufuskie Island, SC 29915
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Named for the Scot merchant/Indian trader, George Haig, the Haig Point Lighthouse is located on the northern tip of Daufuskie Island. Opened in 1873, Haig Point Lighthouse is affixed to the top of a two-story keeper's house. In 1984, International Paper Realty Corporation purchased Haig Point with plans to develop a low-key, resort community. One of their first projects was to hire archaeologist Larry Lepinoka and historical architect Colin Brooker to date the tabby slave ruins and find the foundation of the Haig Point Mansion. Digging around the lighthouse, they discovered the lighthouse's foundation was actually part of the mansion's tabby walls, and a fireplace from the original mansion was located underneath the lighthouse's kitchen. The massive foundations discovered at the lighthouse supported one of the largest tabby houses ever built. Rather than bury the foundations, the tops of the walls were capped with a cement similar to tabby, leaving an outline of the mansion tracing through the ground around the lighthouse. Today, the lighthouse is used to accommodate guests of the Haig Point community. A Plexiglas panel near the fireplace in the kitchen permits visitors to view the brick fireplace from the old tabby mansion.
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