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

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WHITE SHOAL LIGHT

State: MICHIGAN
Location: NW OF WAUGOSHANCE ISLAND / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: MACKINAW CITY
County: EMMET
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1891

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1910
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1976
Foundation Materials: TIMBER CRIB/CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials: TERRA COTTA/STEEL W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE/ORIG. RED AND WHITE SPIRAL BANDS
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 121
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 190 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 125
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ON DISPLAY AT MUSEUM AT WHITEFISH POINT LIGHTHOUSE, MI
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1891
Description: LIGHTSHIP NO. 56
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1910
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: STEEL

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84001391
Name of Listing: WHITE SHOAL LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD / GREAT LAKES TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ONE OF FIRST THREE LIGHTSHIP STATIONS IN GREAT LAKES; CONSTRUCTION WAS MAJOR ENGINEERING FEAT BECAUSE OF ISOLATED LOCATION; ONLY RED/WHITE BARBER POLE STRIPED IN U.S.

Last Modified: Tue, Apr 30 2002 3:43:02 pm EDT
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