Michigan Lighthouse Project - SAND POINT (ESCANABA) LIGHT

SAND POINT (ESCANABA) LIGHT

Location: WEST SHORE LITTLE BAY DE NOC
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Delta
Year Station Established: 1867
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 45° 44' 36"
Longitude: 87° 02' 14"

Year Constructed: 1867

Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1867

Operational? No

Deactivated: 1939

Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED

Construction Materials: BRICK

Ancillary Buildings: Yes

Grounds: Yes

Bottomlands: No

COE Structure: No

Architectural Style: SQUARE W/OCTAGONAL LANTERN

Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN

Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED

Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1868

Owner: Delta County

Lessee: Delta County Historical Society

Open to the Public? Yes

Museum: Yes

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #97001474

History: REPLACED BY OFFSHORE CRIB 1939; LANTERN REMOVED 1939; USED FOR COAST GUARD HOUSING UNTIL 1985; LANTERN REPLACED AND LENS RELIT IN 1989

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.