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It was the second light at the site, and the predecessor to the Michigan City East Light, to which the lantern, lens and light were moved in 1904; it being the new light at the end of the newly extended pier. [7] It was remodeled in 1904. Seven Lighthouse keepers and fourteen assistant keepers served here from 1837-1940. [8]
There has been a lighthouse in Michigan City for 170 years. However, "most people in Indiana don’t realize there is a lighthouse in the state." Mayor Oberlie passes out lapel pins to illustrate its importance and scope. He calls Lake Michigan "the city’s crown jewel," which became prominent when he was city planner in the 1970s. [10]
The site includes two brick oil houses, a workshop, barn, cistern in lighthouse keeper's house, converted boathouse (now a garage), a second keepers house, two outhouses, and a dock. [ 15 ] On July 19, 1984, the site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places , Reference #84001846 as Seul Choix Pointe Light Station (U.S. Coast Guard ...
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There is a background chapter on the first recorded women lighthouse keepers, Irish nuns of the St. Anne's convent in County Cork who maintained the Youghal lighthouse during the years 1190–1542, [3] and the first American woman lighthouse keeper in 1775 at Boston Harbor when Hannah Thomas assumed her husband's lighthouse keeper duties as he ...
The playwright hopes to bring "Pilot Island & Her Keepers," which dramatizes stories of their lives, to a Door County theater as early as next year.
Michigan Lighthouse County Park [97] U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848–1915: Pointe Aux Barques Life Saving Station [98] No N/A N/A Also: Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse: Port Huron Michigan Huron Lightship Museum U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789–1939: Lightship Huron LV103: Yes 76001974: December 20, 1989 Shelldrake Michigan Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
The keeper's house is on shore, 2-1 ⁄ 2 stories tall, wood with a hipped-roof. It was also built in 1872, and is located at 91 Michigan Avenue onshore, was transferred to the city for preservation in 2000. The Michigan Maritime Museum has renovated the keeper's house as the Marialyce Canonie Great Lakes Research Library. [6]