| WAUGOSHANCE LIGHT |
Note: This data was collected from the United States Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and other members of the Michigan Lighthouse Project. We are not responsible for omissions or inaccuracies.
Location: NW
OF WAUGOSHANCE ISLAND
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Emmet
Year Station Established: 1832
Siting: Offshore
Latitude: 45° 47' 15"
Longitude: 85° 05' 30"
Year Constructed:
1851
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1851
Operational?
No
Deactivated:
1912
Foundation Materials:
TIMBER CRIB FILLED W/STONE
Construction Materials:
BRICK ENCASED W/IRON PLATE
Ancillary Buildings:
No
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
Yes
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
CONICAL (ENCASED IN IRON IN 1883)
Markings/Pattern:
NATURAL
Relationship to Other Structure:
INTEGRAL
Original Lens:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Owner:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to the Public?
No
Museum:
No
Web Site:
http://www.waugoshance.org/
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #83000841
Other Important Dates:
1870 (pier reconstructed); 1883 (fog lamp added and tower encased in steel)
History:
1ST MAJOR CRIB STRUCTURE BUILT FOR A LIGHTHOUSE ON GREAT LAKES; PIER RECONSTRUCTED 1870; USED "BIRDCAGE LANTERN"; REPLACED BY WHITE SHOAL & GRAYS REEF LIGHTS
