Location: WEST END OF HARBOR/LAKE SUPERIOR
Body of Water: Superior
County: Keweenaw
Year Station Established: 1851
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 47° 27' 36"
Longitude: 88° 09' 30" |
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EAGLE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE
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| Year Constructed: |
1871 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1871 |
| Operational? |
Yes |
| Automated? |
1980 |
| Deactivated: |
Not Available |
| Foundation Materials: |
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER |
| Construction Materials: |
BRICK |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
Yes |
| Grounds: |
Yes |
| Bottomlands: |
No |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
OCTAGONAL |
| Markings/Pattern: |
WHITE TOWER ON RED DWELLING |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
INTEGRAL |
| Original Lens: |
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1857 |
| Owner: |
Keweenaw County |
| Lessee: |
Keweenaw County Historical Society |
| Open to the Public? |
No |
| Museum: |
Yes |
| National Register Status: |
LISTED; Reference #84001745 |
| Other Important Dates: |
1895 (fog signal building added) |
| History: |
FOG HORN ON DISPLAY AT MUSEUM IN SAULT STE MARIE, MI; USCG PLANS TO TRANSFER PROPERTY OUT OF USCG OWNERSHIP |
