MUSKEGON
OLD MAIN LIGHTHOUSE
State: MICHIGAN
Location: HARBOR ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: MUSKEGON
County: MUSKEGON
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1851
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- Date Deactivated: N/A
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Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date: 1851
Description: WOODEN TOWER ON KEEPERS DWELLING
Fate/Disposition: MAIN LIGHT REBUILT 1871 AND NEW SOUTH PIER LIGHT BUILT
1871
2. Construction Date: 1871
Description: TOWER ON KEEPERS DWELLING
Fate/Disposition: DISCONTIUED 1903 AND LIGHT MOVED TO INNER END OF
SOUTH PIER
Modern Tower? NO
Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN
- Year Constructed: 1899
- Construction Materials: FRAME
- Architectural Style:
- Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE
Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN
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- Number of Stories: 2.5
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- Construction Materials: WOOD
Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, RADIOBEACON
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Open to the Public? NO
National Register Status: NONE Reference # 0
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On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:
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