Type:
Year Established:
1825
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Fort Gratiot MI TAT 2013.jpeg (295.19 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2013
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
LAKE HURON/ST. CLAIR RIVER
Latitude:
43° 00'22"
Longitude:
82° 25'36"
City / Town:
PORT HURON
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
ST. CLAIR
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1829
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
82 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
76 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL ATTACHED TO WORKROOM
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1901
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1875
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
RADIO BEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-24
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017