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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse's companion, the outer light, is at the end of the same pier. The two lighthouses function as range lights for vessels entering Grand Haven Harbor.
Tower Height: 51
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Characteristic and Range: Red light, occulting every 4 seconds.
Description of Tower: Red, conical cast iron tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1881: 60-foot tower.
Date Established: 1881
Date Present Tower Built: 1907
Tower Moved?
1909
Date Automated: 1969
Optics: Fourth order Fresnel lens (now on display at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum in Grand Haven, Michigan), now 250 mm optic.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
From US Route 31, exit at Franklin Street and follow South Harbor Drive to the pier.
Keepers: See www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/grandhavenpier/keepers.htm for a list of the keepers of this lighthouse.
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