Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Waugoshance Light

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WAUGOSHANCE LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: NW OF WAUGOSHANCE ISLAND / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: WAUGOSHANCE ISLAND
County: EMMET
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1832

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1851
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1912
Automated:
Foundation Materials: TIMBER CRIB FILLED W/STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK ENCASED W/IRON PLATE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: CONICAL (ENCASED IN IRON IN 1883)
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 76
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane:
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1832
Description: WOODEN LIGHTSHIP
Fate/Disposition: REPLACED WITH 1851 TOWER

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed: 1883
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: ORIG. BELL, STEAM WHISTLE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (BURNED OUT SHELL)

Year Constructed: 1852
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: BRICK / IRON PLATE

Other Structures:

Current Use: ABANDONED

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #83000841
Name of Listing: WAUGOSHANCE LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
1ST MAJOR CRIB STRUCTURE BUILT FOR A LIGHTHOUSE ON GREAT LAKES; PIER RECONSTRUCTED 1870; USED "BIRDCAGE LANTERN"; REPLACED BY WHITE SHOAL & GRAYS REEF LIGHTS

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 19 2002 3:33:02 pm EDT
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