Seul Choix Point

Year Established:
1892
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
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LOCATION

Location:
UPPER PENINSULA/LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
45° 55.22'
Longitude:
85° 54.45'
City / Town:
GULLIVER
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
SCHOOLCRAFT
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Seul Choix Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1895
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
ASHLAR STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
80
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
78
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1895
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
RED BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1892
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GABLE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
2 RED BRICK OIL HOUSES, BARN, WORKSHOP, CISTERN IN BASEMENT OF KEEPERS, GARAGE (ORIG. USLS BOATHOUSE), 2ND ASSISTANT KEEPERS (1ST ASSISTANT ADDED TO HEAD KEEPERS 1925), 2 OUTHOUSES, DOCK AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
LED Array
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1895
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017