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Muskegon Pier Light 
Muskegon Pier Lighthouse Location Muskegon, Michigan Coordinates 43°13′36″N 86°20′29″W / 43.2267°N 86.3415°WCoordinates: 43°13′36″N 86°20′29″W / 43.2267°N 86.3415°W Year first constructed 1851 Year first lit 1903 Foundation Pier Construction Cast iron Tower shape Conical Markings / pattern Red Height 48 feet (15 m) Focal height 50 feet (15 m) Original lens fourth order Fresnel lens (Sautter & Cie) [1] Current lens 300mm acrylic[1] Range 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) Characteristic red flash every 4s ARLHS number USA-1082 USCG number 7-18710 The Muskegon Pier Light is a lighthouse located in the harbor of Muskegon, Michigan.
The site is accessible but the lighthouse is close to the public.
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History
The first lighthouse in Muskegon was a wooden tower atop the Keeper’s Quarters built in 1851. It was situated on land. In 1871 Muskegon Breakwater Light was built on the end of the breakwater and the main light was rebuilt. Muskegon Pier Light was built in 1903, replacing the main light.[2]
In 2008 the lighthouse became available for transfer under NHLPA, and in June 2010 ownership was transferred to the Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Terry Pepper. "Seeing The Light - Muskegon Pier Lighthouse". terrypepper.com. http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/muskegon/muskegon.htm. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMI.asp. Listed under "Muskegon South Breakwater Light".
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Western Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/miwl.htm.
External links
- Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy
- Lighthouse Central, Photographs, History, Directions and Way points for Muskegon South Pier Light
- The Ultimate Guide to West Michigan Lighthouses by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2005). ISBN 0-9747977-0-7.
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