| WHITE SHOAL LIGHT |
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.
Location: NW
OF WAUGOSHANCE ISLAND
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Emmet
Year Station Established: 1891
Siting: Offshore
Latitude: 45° 50' 30"
Longitude: 85° 08' 06"
Year Constructed:
1910
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1910
Operational?
Yes
Automated?
1976
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
TIMBER CRIB/CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials:
TERRA COTTA/STEEL W/BRICK INT.
Ancillary Buildings:
No
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
Yes
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
CONICAL
Markings/Pattern:
WHITE/ORIG. RED AND WHITE SPIRAL BANDS
Relationship to Other Structure:
INTEGRAL
Original Lens:
SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Owner:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to the Public?
No
Museum:
No
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #84001391
History:
ONE OF FIRST THREE LIGHTSHIP STATIONS IN GREAT LAKES; CONSTRUCTION WAS MAJOR ENGINEERING FEAT BECAUSE OF ISOLATED LOCATION; ONLY RED/WHITE BARBER POLE STRIPED IN U.S.
