Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Sand Point (Escanaba) Light

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SAND POINT (ESCANABA) LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: WEST SHORE LITTLE BAY DE NOC / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: ESCANABA
County: DELTA
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1867

Photo courtesy Delta County Historical Society

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1867
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1939
Automated:
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE W/OCTAGONAL LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 41
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1868
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER
Year Present Lens Installed: 1989
Height of Focal Plane: 44
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1867
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: ATTACHED
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures:

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #97001474
Name of Listing: SAND POINY LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1989

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY OFFSHORE CRIB 1939; LANTERN REMOVED 1939; USED FOR COAST GUARD HOUSING UNTIL 1985; LANTERN REPLACED AND LENS RELIT IN 1989

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 30 2002 2:12:02 pm EDT
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