Presque Isle Light Station

Presque Isle Light Station (HMQSP)

Location: Presque Isle, MI 49777 Presque Isle County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 21.35', W 83° 29.483'

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This lighthouse, built in 1870 by Orlando M. Poe, is one of three Great Lakes towers built from the same plans. It replaced the smaller 1840 harbor light. The conical brick tower rises 113 feet from a limestone foundation. The Third Order Fresnel lens was made by Henri LePaute of Paris. Patrick Garrity, the keeper of the harbor light, lit the lamp for the first time at the opening of the 1871 navigation season. Garrity served here until 1885 when he became keeper of the Harbor Range Lights. His wife, Mary, sons Thomas, Patrick and John, and daughter Anna all served as light keepers in this area. In 1890 a steam-operated fog signal manufactured by Variety Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio, was installed. The light was automated in 1970 by the United States Coast Guard.
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HM NumberHMQSP
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker Number1563
Year Placed1990
Placed ByBureau of History, Michigan Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 7:31am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 304860 N 5025499
Decimal Degrees45.35583333, -83.49138333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 21.35', W 83° 29.483'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 21' 21.00" N, 83° 29' 28.98" W
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Area Code(s)989
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4359-4423 E Grand Lake Rd, Presque Isle MI 49777, US
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