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| Forty Mile Point Lighthouse, Rogers City, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1897-present
*Building Material~~ brick
*Tower~~ 52 feet
*Elevation~~ 14 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound signal building, oil house, barn, bath
house, and two outhouses, (all are original)
*Automated~~ 1969
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel, (installed 1935)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ County of Presque Isle
*Waterway Location~~ Hammond's Bay, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Keeper's house is actually divided into two totally separate
apartments for the keeper and assistant keeper complete with private entrances and
skylights so that the light could be monitored from inside.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.40milepointlighthouse.org/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/40mile.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse history and info
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/fortymile/fortymile.htm
*Building Material~~ brick
*Tower~~ 52 feet
*Elevation~~ 14 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ White flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound signal building, oil house, barn, bath
house, and two outhouses, (all are original)
*Automated~~ 1969
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel, (installed 1935)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ County of Presque Isle
*Waterway Location~~ Hammond's Bay, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Keeper's house is actually divided into two totally separate
apartments for the keeper and assistant keeper complete with private entrances and
skylights so that the light could be monitored from inside.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.40milepointlighthouse.org/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/40mile.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse history and info
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/fortymile/fortymile.htm
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