This
station has been a private residence for many years, but
the lantern and lens have been removed from the site.
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LOCATION:
South point, Michilimackinac
Harbor (3 mi. W of Mackinaw City), NE end of Lake Michigan
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CURRENT
TOWER LIT: 1869
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CURRENT
USE: A private residence
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AUTOMATED:
No
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DEACTIVATED: 1906 ---
replaced by the Old Mackinac Point Light
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FOUNDATION
MATERIALS: Natural / Emplaced
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LIGHTHOUSE
MATERIALS: Yellow brick
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TOWER SHAPE: Octagonal
--- 38ft. tall
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COLOR(S)/MARKINGS/PATTERN: Natural
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ORIGINAL LENS: Three and
one-half Order, Fresnel --- this was a special size lens
made just for Great Lakes Lights
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NEAT CHARACTERISTICS: Congress
originally appropriated a sum of $6,000 in 1854 for a
light station at this place; however, nothing was done
for more that a decade until 1866 when Congress now
approved an additional sum of $20,000. Construction began
in 1868 and the station was operational by 1869.
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