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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
The old 1858 keeper's house from Michigan City Light served as the keeper's dwelling for this light until 1940.
Tower Height: 49
Description of Tower: White cylindrical steel tower on roof of fog signal building.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Integral brick fog signal building.
Date Established: 1904
Date Present Tower Built: 1904
Date Automated: 1960
Optics: 1904: Fifth order Fresnel lens; now rotating 2130c optic.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation
Open To Public? no
Museum?
The Old Lighthouse Museum is nearby at the 1858 Michigan City Lighthouse keeper's dwelling.
Directions:
This lighthouse can be seen from a marina on Lakeshore Drive in Michigan City, a short distance from the Old Michigan City Lighthouse.
Keepers: T.J. Armstrong (1904-1918); Phillip Sheridan (1918-1930); Walter Donovan (1930-1939).
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