Location: PORTAGE RIVER ENTRANCE / PORTAGE LAKE / LAKE SUPERIOR
Body of Water: Superior
County: Houghton
Year Station Established: 1868
Siting: Breakwater
Latitude: 46° 58' 07"
Longitude: 88° 25' 51" |
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| Year Constructed: |
1920 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1920 |
| Operational? |
Yes |
| Automated? |
1973 |
| Deactivated: |
Not Available |
| Foundation Materials: |
CRIB |
| Construction Materials: |
BRICK/REIN. CONCRETE |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
No |
| Grounds: |
No |
| Bottomlands: |
Yes |
| COE Structure: |
Yes |
| Architectural Style: |
OCTAGONAL |
| Markings/Pattern: |
WHITE |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
SEPARATE |
| Original Lens: |
FOURTH ORDER |
| Owner: |
U.S. Coast Guard |
| Open to the Public? |
No |
| Museum: |
No |
| National Register Status: |
NONE Reference # 0 |
| History: |
ALSO KNOWN AS PORTAGE LAKE LOWER ENTRANCE LIGHT |
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. |
