Alpena Light

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Alpena Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
For scale, note the ladder rising diagonally from the base.
For scale, note the ladder rising diagonally from the base.
Location: Alpena, Michigan
Coordinates: 45°3′37.5″N 83°25′23.7″W / 45.060417, -83.42325Coordinates: 45°3′37.5″N 83°25′23.7″W / 45.060417, -83.42325
Built/Founded: 1914
Added to NRHP: March 29, 2006
MPS: Light Stations of the United States MPS
Governing body: U.S. Coast Guard

The Alpena Light is a lighthouse on Lake Huron near the center of Alpena, Michigan. Standing on the north breakwater of Alpena Harbor, it marks the entrance to the Thunder Bay River from Thunder Bay.[1] The current lighthouse, built in 1914, replaced earlier wooden structures which had been in use since 1877 and 1888.[2] The current light is a weather-protected structure on a steel frame. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[3]

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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Apena Breakwater Light, Seeing The Light, Terry Pepper
  2. ^ Beacons in the Night: Michigan Lighthouse Chronology, Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
  3. ^ Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Michigan Lighthouses, Maritime Heritage Program, National Park Service

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