Passage Island Light
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The Passage Island Light Station is a lighthouse located Script error: No such module "convert". NE of Isle Royale, in NW Lake Superior, Michigan on Passage Island. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
Description
The light tower is Script error: No such module "convert". high, constructed of field stone, and is square on the first level, transitioning to octagonal above.[2] It is topped with a ten-sided cast iron lantern, accessible via a spiral staircase within the tower.[2] The tower is integral with the keeper's house, which is a two-story field stone house measuring Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
History
The need for a lighthouse between Passage Island and Isle Royale was recognized as early as the 1860s, as lake traffic increased dramatically due to the upsurge in mining in the Upper Peninsula.[2] However, it took until 1875 before Congress authorized funds for the construction of a lighthouse.[2] However, because of Congress's desire to bring political pressure to bear on the Canadian government to force them to build a lighthouse in Lake Erie, the appropriated $18,000 for Pasage Light was not released until 1880.[2] Construction began in 1881, and the light was completed the following year.[2] A fog signal was added in 1884, and in 1894 a new flashing white lens manufactured by Barbier, Benard & Turenne of Paris was installed.[2]
In 1978, the station was automated, and in 1989 a Script error: No such module "convert". acrylic lens was installed, replacing the Fresnel.[2]
Further reading
- Passage Island Light Station, Survey number HABS MI-385, Historic American Buildings Survey
- Passage Island Light Station, Lighthouse, Survey number HABS MI-385-A, Historic American Buildings Survey
- Passage Island Light Station, Fog Signal Building, Survey number HABS MI-385-B, Historic American Buildings Survey
- Passage Island Light Station, Oil Storage Building, Survey number HABS MI-385-C, Historic American Buildings Survey
- Passage Island Light Station, Privy Building, Survey number HABS MI-385-D, Historic American Buildings Survey
- Passage Island Light Station, Tramway Equipment Building, Survey number HABS MI-385-E, Historic American Buildings Survey
- Passage Island Light Station, Pump House, Survey number HABS MI-385-F, Historic American Buildings Survey
References
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