Location: BIG CHARITY ISLAND / SAGINAW BAY ENTRANCE / LAKE HURON
Body of Water: Huron
County: Arenac
Year Station Established: 1857
Siting: Island
Latitude: 44° 02' 26"
Longitude: 83° 26' 22" |
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| Year Constructed: |
1857 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1857 |
| Operational? |
No |
| Deactivated: |
1939 |
| Construction Materials: |
BRICK |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
No |
| Grounds: |
No |
| Bottomlands: |
No |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
CONICAL |
| Markings/Pattern: |
WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
ATTACHED |
| Original Lens: |
KEROSENE LAMP |
| Owner: |
The Nature Conservancy (tower); Private (dwelling) |
| Open to the Public? |
No |
| Museum: |
No |
| National Register Status: |
NONE; Reference # 0 |
| History: |
TOWER ATTACHED TO DWELLING BY WALKWAY; DISCONTINUED IN 1939 WITH NEW LIGHT AT GRAVELLY SHOAL; KEEPERS IN RUINS |
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. |
