Copper Harbor Light
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The Copper Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in the harbor of Copper Harbor, Michigan USA on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan inside Fort Wilkins Historic State Park.[3][1][4] It is a Michigan State Historic Site and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Location | 9879 Woodland Rd. (Grant Township), Copper Harbor, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 47°28′28.1″N 87°51′36.9″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1848 |
Construction | brick |
Automated | 1919 |
Height | Tower - 42 feet (13 m) |
Shape | square |
Markings | White skeleton tower w/black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site |
Light | |
First lit | 1866 |
Focal height | 90 feet (27 m) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) (current) |
Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi); 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) adjacent tower[1] |
Characteristic | Fl Green, 6 sec |
Copper Harbor Light Station | |
Built | 1866 |
NRHP reference No. | 12000305[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 7, 2012 |
Designated MSHS | February 22, 1974 |
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