Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Manistique (East Breakwater) Light

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MANISTIQUE (EAST BREAKWATER) LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: MANISTIQUE RIVER ENTRANCE / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: MANISTIQUE
County: SCHOOLCRAFT
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1913

NPS photo by Karmen Bisher, 2004

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1916
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1969
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials: STEEL
Markings/Patterns: RED W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE PYRAMIDAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 34
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1916
Present Optic: 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 50
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ON LOAN FROM THE USCG TO THE WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed: 1916
Number of Stories: 3
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: HOLLOW MASONRY TILE & STUCCO

Other Structures: RADIOBEACON

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference # 05000982
Name of Listing: MANISTIQUE EAST BREAKWATER LIGHT (LIGHT STATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MPS)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 2005

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Thu, Oct 05 2006 3:00:00 pm EDT
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