 Undated USCG photo of the station | |
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| Location | Manitou Island, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 47°25′11″N 87°35′14″W / 47.41972°N 87.58722°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1850 |
| Construction | Iron |
| Automated | 1978 |
| Height | 42.5 feet (13.0 m) |
| Shape | Skeletal with central column |
| Markings | White |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1862 |
| Focal height | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel lens (original), 12-volt solar powered 7.5-inch (190 mm) acrylic optic (current) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
Manitou Island Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Copper Harbor, Michigan |
| Built | 1861 |
| MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001773[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The Manitou Island Light Station is a lighthouse located on Manitou Island, off the tip of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.