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Location | North of Frankfort, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 44°41′29″N 86°15′19″W / 44.6913°N 86.2552°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1858 |
Foundation | Concrete |
Construction | Cream City brick |
Automated | April 1983 |
Height | 37 feet (11 m) |
Shape | Cylindrical |
Markings | White tower/Red roof |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1859[1] |
Focal height | 52 feet (16 m) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel Lens (original), VRB-25 (current) |
Range | 26 kilometres (16 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
Point Betsie Light Station | |
Location | Point Betsie, Frankfort, Michigan |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1858 |
MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
NRHP reference No. | 84001375[2] |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
Point Betsie Light is located on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan — at the southern entrance to the Manitou Passage — north of Frankfort in Benzie County in Northern Michigan.[3] Construction began in 1854, but it was not completed until 1858, and began service in the shipping season of 1859. The lighthouse cost $5,000 to build. In 1875, a life saving station was built for $3,000.[4]
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