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The Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light stands in Keweenaw Bay, June 2, 2022, in Chassell, Mich. The federal government's annual effort to give away or sell lighthouses that are no longer ...
This determination is reported to the GSA and notice is given that application made be made for the structure. In this phase non-profit and/or historical organizations may apply; if application is made and accepted, the lighthouse is simply transferred to the applicant subject to compliance with requirements to maintain the light and make it ...
The General Services Administration plans to sell four lighthouses through public auctions and give away six others.
A 2016 proposal to use the lighthouse as a columbarium failed, and the lighthouse was returned to the Coast Guard. The roof was damaged in 2018, while transfer of the property was undecided. In 2021, the US Government listed the lighthouse for sale again on the GSA website. In May 2023, the GSA again listed the lighthouse for sale. [13]
During that period, lightships were operated by several branches of the government: by the Lighthouse Establishment from 1820 to 1852, the Lighthouse Board from 1852 to 1910, the Lighthouse Service from 1910 to 1939, and the Coast Guard from 1939 to 1985. The naming conventions used for lightships are not consistent.
Location: approaches to Green Bay, Wisconsin harbor: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1935 [2]: Foundation: Concrete pier: Construction: Steel plate: Automated: 1979 [2]: Shape: white conical tower on cylindrical base: Light; Focal height: 72 feet (22 m): Lens: fourth order Fresnel lens: Range: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi): Characteristic: occ. red 4s: The Green Bay Harbor Entrance ...
York Days returns with its week-long slate of beach events, culminating with a lighting of the Nubble Lighthouse. What to know before you go. York Days 2023: Nubble Lighthouse lighting, movie on ...
July 24, 2012 began Phase I of a consolidation of federal government systems used for contracting to SAM (System for Acquisition Management). On that date, users were no longer permitted to enter new information into the CCR or the other systems being migrated in Phase I to allow sufficient time for their data to be migrated to SAM.