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SAND POINT (BARAGA) LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: KEWEENAW BAY / LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: BARAGA
County: BARAGA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1878

 Sand Point (Baraga) Light
NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 2000
Existing Historic Tower:
  • Year Light First Lit: 1878
  • Is the Light Operational? NO
  • Date Deactivated:
  • Automated:
  • Foundation Materials:
  • Construction Materials: BRICK
  • Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/WHITE LANTERN
  • Shape: SQUARE
  • Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
  • Tower Height:
  • Original Optic:
  • Year Original Lens Installed:
  • Present Optic:
  • Year Present Lens Installed:
  • Height of Focal Plane:
  • Fresnel Lens Disposition:
  • Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES
  • Year Tower Constructed:
  • Type: SKELETAL
Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
  • Year Constructed: 1878
  • Number of Stories: 2
  • Architectural Style:
  • Construction Materials: BRICK
Other Structures:

Current Use: UNKNOWN

Owner/Manager: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY (OLD TOWER)

Open to the Public? NO

National Register Status: NONE

Miscellaneous:



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