Location: WHITE LAKE CHANNEL/LAKE MICHIGAN
Body of Water: Michigan
County: Muskegon
Year Station Established: 1875
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 43° 22' 29"
Longitude: 86° 25' 28" |
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| Year Constructed: |
1875 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1875 |
| Operational? |
No |
| Automated? |
1945 |
| Deactivated: |
1960 |
| Foundation Materials: |
LIMESTONE |
| Construction Materials: |
LIMESTONE |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
No |
| Grounds: |
Yes |
| Bottomlands: |
No |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
OCTAGONAL |
| Markings/Pattern: |
NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
ATTACHED |
| Original Lens: |
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1875 |
| Owner: |
Fruitland Township |
| Lessee: |
Great Lakes Marine Museum |
| Open to the Public? |
Yes |
| Museum: |
Yes |
| Web Site: |
http://www.whitelake.org/attractions/whiteriver |
| National Register Status: |
PART OF LISTING; Reference #80004834 |
| History: |
LIFESAVING STATION ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE CHANNEL FROM LIGHT IN 1875 |
