Ontonagon Light

Ontonagon Light
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LocationOff MI 64, Ontonagon, Michigan
Coordinates46°52′25″N 89°19′7″W / 46.87361°N 89.31861°W / 46.87361; -89.31861
Tower
Constructed1853
FoundationNatural/emplaced[1]
Constructionbrick[1]
Height34 feet (10 m)
Shapesquare[1]
Markingsyellow brick with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1853
Deactivated1964
Lens5th-order Fresnel lens[1]
Ontonagon Lighthouse
Arealess than one acre
Built1866
Built byW.F. Chittenden
NRHP reference No.75000960[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1975
Designated MSHSMay 17, 1973[3]

The Ontonagon Light is a lighthouse located off M-64 near Ontonagon, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975[2] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference state was invoked but never defined (see the help page).