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| Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Copper Harbor, MI (Upper Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1866-1933
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 62 feet
*Elevation~~ 30 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash of 0.3-second duration followed by a 2.7-second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern), oil house, (originally the
keeper's quarters for the preceding tower)
*Automated~~ 1919
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources as part of Fort Wilkins State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Copper Harbor, Lake Superior
*Significant Feature~~ One of the first lighthouses to be automated with an acetylene gas
system.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.copperharborlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/copper.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/copper/copper.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 62 feet
*Elevation~~ 30 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash of 0.3-second duration followed by a 2.7-second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern), oil house, (originally the
keeper's quarters for the preceding tower)
*Automated~~ 1919
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources as part of Fort Wilkins State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Copper Harbor, Lake Superior
*Significant Feature~~ One of the first lighthouses to be automated with an acetylene gas
system.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.copperharborlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/copper.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/copper/copper.htm
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