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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Tower Height: 40
Height of Focal Plane: 42
Characteristic and Range: White light, 3 seconds on, 3 seconds off.
Description of Tower: White conical steel tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1838
Date Present Tower Built: 1933
Date Automated: ?
Optics: 1933: Sixth order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
From Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, take Alter Road toward the Detroit River. The lighthouse is located at the end of Alter Road.
Keepers: James Townsend Story (1920-1925), Charles H. Haven (1927-1933)
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