Harsens Island Range Front

Type:
Year Established:
1934
Existing:
Yes
Harsens Island Range Front
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2020
Photo Credit:
Jeff Shook
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Lake Saint Clair Channel
Latitude:
° '
Longitude:
° '
City / Town:
DETROIT
U.S. State:
Michigan
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Harsens Island Range Front
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1985
Disposition:
Sold to Private Person
Year Tower Established:
1934
Tower Construction Material:
Steel
Tower Shape:
Skeletal
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Lens Lantern
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Historical Information:

  • 1934: Station established, replacing the two 1871 St. Clair Flats Canal lights.
  • 1938: An assistant keeper's residence was built in 1938.
  • 1985: Station reduced in size.
  • 1985 to 1991: Station used as a summer USCG substation.
  • 2003: Station was sold to a private individual.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018