SAGINAW RIVER
(REAR RANGE) LIGHT
Location: SAGINAW RIVER ENTRANCE
Nearest City: BAY CITY
County: BAY
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1841
Existing Historic Tower:
- Year Light First Lit: 1876
- Is the Light Operational? NO
- Date Deactivated: 1960
- Automated:
- Foundation Materials:
- Construction Materials: BRICK
- Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
- Shape: SQUARE
- Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
- Tower Height: 55
- Original Optic:
- Year Original Lens Installed:
- Present Optic: REMOVED
- Year Present Lens Installed:
- Height of Focal Plane: 77
- Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:
Modern Tower? UNKNOWN
Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
- Year Constructed: 1876
- Number of Stories: 2
- Architectural Style:
- Construction Materials: BRICK
Other Structures:
Current Use: UNDER RESTORATION
Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER (DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY) Saginaw
River Marine Historical Society taking care of the lighthouse now.
Open to the Public? NO
Web Site:
LINK
National Register Status: LISTED Reference #84001373
Name of Listing: SAGINAW RIVER LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT
LAKES TR) On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:
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