Report for Portage Lake Ship Canal Rear Range light (Michigan) - 1910

General
District: 9th
Inspector: Oliver G. Brown
Location: About 700 feet in rear of Front Range light.
Date of Report: 07/31/1910
Latitude: 47° 12' 27"
Longitude: 88° 37' 05"
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Post
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1894
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1900
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 28 feet.
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Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint.
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Object of Navigation: Rear range light for approaching southerly end of Ship Canals.
Building Materials: Wood
General Description: Post lantern is suspended from white post with diagonal braces & slated diamond target. Post on 2-12x12 16 ft. sills, gained in & set on blocks.
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Oil House Description: 20' W'ly of post.
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