Location: PORTAGE RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE SUPERIOR
Body of Water: Superior
County: Houghton
Year Station Established: 1856
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 46° 58' 41"
Longitude: 88° 24' 52" |
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PORTAGE RIVER LIGHTHOUSE
|
| Year Constructed: |
1870 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1870 |
| Operational? |
Yes |
| Deactivated: |
1900 |
| Foundation Materials: |
NATURAL/EMPLACED |
| Construction Materials: |
BRICK |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
No |
| Grounds: |
No |
| Bottomlands: |
No |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
CONICAL |
| Markings/Pattern: |
NATURAL W/RED LANTERN |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
ATTACHED |
| Original Lens: |
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL |
| Owner: |
Private |
| Open to the Public? |
No |
| Museum: |
No |
| National Register Status: |
PART OF LISTING; Reference #80004825 |
| History: |
REPLACED BY KEWEENAW PIER LIGHTS |
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. |
