Type:
Year Established:
1885
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Grand Marais Pierhead MN 2009 TAT.jpeg (396.07 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archive
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Lake Superior
Latitude:
47 44' 40"
Longitude:
90 20' 00"
U.S. State:
Minnesota
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
N/A
Year Tower Established:
1885
Tower Construction Material:
Steel
Tower Foundation:
Concrete
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
38
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
37.5
Tower Shape:
Pyramidal
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
5th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1885
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Sep 09, 2017
Has integrated Fog Signal on Lantern Gallery.