Mamajuda Range Rear

Year Established:
1849
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1901
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Old Postcard
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Detroit River
Latitude:
42° 11'28"
Longitude:
83° 08'08"
U.S. State:
Michigan
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Mamajuda Range Rear
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1911
Disposition:
Replaced by Mamajuda Range
Year Tower Established:
1849
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50.25 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
44.25 FT
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1849

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
4th Order
Year Original Lens Installed:
1849
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

- Established in 1849 and rebuilt in 1866.

-The erosion caused the lighthouse to topple over by 1950, and the island itself, save for a few boulders that appear during times of low water levels, became virtually uncharted by 1960.


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