| Site: |
Purchase. |
| Date of Reservation: |
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| Date of Deed: |
10/16/1896 |
| Date of Permission: |
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| Date of Lease: |
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| Area of the Entire Site: |
.23 acres |
| Area Inclosed: |
.23 acres |
| Character of Soil: |
Sandy loam. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: |
About 50' from shore on cribing in 3' of water. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: |
Premises are enclosed by wire fence. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: |
Wooden landing & revetment 10' wide extends along entire front. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: |
None. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: |
By rig from Hancock, Mich. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: |
7 miles to RR station, Hancock, Mich, or 7 miles to general boat landing at Hancock, Mich. Public road runs in front of house. |
| Distance to Post Office: |
7 miles to Hancock. |
| Distance to Village: |
7 miles to Hancock. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: |
None. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: |
7 miles by rig from Hancock. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: |
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| Number of Separate Lights: |
1 |
| First Built or Established: |
1897 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: |
1906 |
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| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: |
11 feet. |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: |
Wooded. |
| Color of Tower: |
White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: |
Paint |
| Tower Connection: |
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| Object of Navigation: |
Guide to upper channel of Portage Lake. |
| Building Materials: |
Wood |
| General Description: |
The lens sets on & is bolted to a wooden shelf which projects out in front of a small white frame lamp house, 4 feet square. The lamp house sets on a wooden crib in about 3' of water. |
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| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: |
Woden crib. |
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