St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights
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The St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights are lighthouses in Michigan at the entrance to the St. Joseph River on Lake Michigan. The station was built in 1832 with the current lights built in 1906 and 1907;[1][4] they were decommissioned in 2005.[5]
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Location | Michigan, US |
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Coordinates | 42°07′N 86°29′W |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1906 |
St. Joseph North Pier Inner Light | |
Constructed | 1907 |
Foundation | Pier[1] |
Construction | Steel[1] |
Height | 57 feet (17 m)[1] |
Shape | Octagonal[2] |
Markings | Red/black/white |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
First lit | 1907[1] |
Focal height | 17 m (56 ft) |
Lens | Fourth order[1] |
Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[2] |
Characteristic | Iso W 2s[2] |
St. Joseph North Pier Outer Light | |
Constructed | 1906 |
Foundation | Pier[1] |
Construction | Cast iron[1] |
Height | 35 feet (11 m)[1] |
Shape | Cylindrical[2] |
Markings | Black/white |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
First lit | 1906[1] |
Focal height | 31 feet (9.4 m)[1] |
Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens[1] |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[2] |
Characteristic | Fl W 2.5s[2] |
St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights | |
NRHP reference No. | 05001211[3] |
Added to NRHP | November 9, 2005 |
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