Gibraltar

Year Established:
1838
Existing:
No
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1858.09.30
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-45A-43-ac
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Mouth of Detroit River
Latitude:
42° 05.30'
Longitude:
83° 10.38'
City / Town:
Detroit
U.S. State:
Michigan
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Gibraltar
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1879
Disposition:
Discontinued 1879; Buildings Sold at Public Auction 1895
Year Tower Established:
1838 (brick), 1873
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
42
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1838

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
11 LAMPS & REFLECTORS
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018