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| Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse, Cheboygan, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1930-present
*Building Material~~ Reinforced concrete and steel
*Tower~~ 24 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15 foot tall concrete pier at lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ red trim
*Light Pattern~~ One second white flash followed by two second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building, (both integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1930
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 250mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Cheboygan Harbor, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Unmanned from inception, the light was controled by radio signal
by the keepers at Poe Reef Lighthouse until replaced by solar power.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/Lights/huron/fourteen/index.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/14foot.htm
*Building Material~~ Reinforced concrete and steel
*Tower~~ 24 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15 foot tall concrete pier at lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ red trim
*Light Pattern~~ One second white flash followed by two second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building, (both integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1930
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 250mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Cheboygan Harbor, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Unmanned from inception, the light was controled by radio signal
by the keepers at Poe Reef Lighthouse until replaced by solar power.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/Lights/huron/fourteen/index.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/14foot.htm
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