Type:
Year Established:
1885
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Detroit River MI 2009 Chad Kaiser.jpeg (232.7 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Chad Kaiser
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LAKE ERIE S. OF DETROIT RIVER ENTRANCE
Latitude:
42° 0'0"
Longitude:
83° 8'22"
City / Town:
SOUTH ROCKWOOD
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
Monroe
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1885
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON PLATE/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
WOOD/CEMENT CRIB; GRANITE PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
55 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
44 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1885
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
WOOD FRAME/IRON
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1885
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL SPARK PLUG
Other Structures:
STORAGE BUILDING, RADIO BEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
UNKNOWN
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1885
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017