Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light

Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light

South Pierhead Entrance Light with inner light also shown
Location Grand Haven, Michigan
Coordinates 43°03′25.0″N 86°15′21.3″W / 43.056944°N 86.255917°W / 43.056944; -86.255917Coordinates: 43°03′25.0″N 86°15′21.3″W / 43.056944°N 86.255917°W / 43.056944; -86.255917[1]
Year first constructed 1905
Year first lit 1905[2]
Automated 1969[2]
Height 36 feet (11 m)[1]
Original lens 7.5 inches (190 mm)[2]
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)[1]
ARLHS number USA-1077
USCG number 7-18965[1]

Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light is the outer light of two lighthouses on the south pier of Grand Haven, Michigan where the Grand River enters Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first lit there in 1839.[3] The lighthouse was put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act.[4] The City of Grand Haven now owns the pier, but it is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers.[5]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 GRAND HAVEN SOUTH PIERHEAD LIGHTS
  3. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  4. "NHLPA 2009 Program, Notices of Availability". www.nps.gov/maritime. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  5. "Public safety and lakeshore piers". WZZM 13. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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