Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan--Lansing Shoal Light

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LANSING SHOAL LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: WESTERN SHORE LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: NAUBINWAY
County: MACKINAC
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1900

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1928
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1976
Foundation Materials: CRIB
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE/STEEL
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 59
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1928
Present Optic: 190 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 69
Fresnel Lens Disposition: THIRD ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT MICHIGAN STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN LANSING, MICHIGAN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1900
Description: SERVED BY LIGHTSHIPS NO. 55 AND NO. 98
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1928
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE BY USCG, SHPO CONCURRENCE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 19 2002 11:07:02 am EDT
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