Michigan Lighthouse Fund - WHITE RIVER LIGHT

WHITE RIVER LIGHT

Location: WHITE LAKE CHANNEL
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Muskegon
Year Station Established: 1875
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 43° 22' 29"
Longitude: 86° 25' 28"

Year Constructed: 1875

Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1875

Operational? No

Automated? 1945

Deactivated: 1960

Foundation Materials: LIMESTONE

Construction Materials: LIMESTONE

Ancillary Buildings: No

Grounds: Yes

Bottomlands: No

COE Structure: No

Architectural Style: OCTAGONAL

Markings/Pattern: NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN

Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED

Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1875

Owner: Fruitland Township

Lessee: Great Lakes Marine Museum

Open to the Public? Yes

Museum: Yes

Web Site: http://www.whitelake.org/attractions/whiteriver

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #80004834

History: LIFESAVING STATION ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE CHANNEL FROM LIGHT IN 1875

Note: This data was collected from the United States Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and other members of the Michigan Lighthouse Fund. We are not responsible for omissions or inaccuracies.