Type:
Year Established:
1894
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1903
Download:
Manistee catwalk 2.jpeg (362.8 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
MANISTEE RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
44° 15.1'
Longitude:
86° 20.8'
City / Town:
MANISTEE
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
MANISTEE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1925
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
55
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
39
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
CATWALK
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1927
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Historical Information:
1894: Pierhead built. A light was located on a trolley which traveled along a conduit which ran from the pierhead to the fog signal building.
1900: The conduit system was discontinued and a lantern and gallery added to the fog signal building. As a result, the fog signal whistles had to be raised by four feet.
1914: The Army Corps of Engineers built the South Breakwater.
1925: Cast iron tower built and the lighthouse was electrified.
1927: Fog signal building removed, new iron tower constructed at the end of the North pier.
1994: The Coast Guard repaired and renovated the lighthouse.
2009: The General Services Administration issued a Notice of Availability for the lighthouse under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act.