Marquette Harbor

Year Established:
1853
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2016
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
NORTH POINT/LAKE SUPERIOR
Latitude:
46° 32'55"
Longitude:
87° 22'17"
City / Town:
MARQUETTE
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
MARQUETTE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

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

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1866
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
77 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
33 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1866
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB-24
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017