Location: SAGINAW BAY/LAKE HURON
Body of Water: Huron
County: Iosco
Year Station Established: 1853
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 44° 15' 12"
Longitude: 83° 26' 54" |
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TAWAS POINT LIGHTHOUSE
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| Year Constructed: |
1876 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1876 |
| Operational? |
Yes |
| Deactivated: |
Not Available |
| Foundation Materials: |
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER |
| Construction Materials: |
BRICK |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
Yes |
| Grounds: |
Yes |
| Bottomlands: |
No |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
CONICAL ATTACHED TO KEEPERS BY PASSAGEWAY |
| Markings/Pattern: |
WHITE W/GREY & RED TRIM |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
ATTACHED |
| Original Lens: |
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL |
| Owner: |
Department of National Resources |
| Open to the Public? |
Yes |
| Museum: |
No |
| National Register Status: |
LISTED; Reference #84001453 |
| History: |
IMPORTANT TO DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON LAKE HURON |
