Peche Island Rear Range Light
 undated photograph of Peche Island Rear Range Light (USCG) | |
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| Location | Detroit River northeast of Peche Island |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′13″N 82°55′02″W / 42.3536°N 82.9172°WCoordinates: 42°21′13″N 82°55′02″W / 42.3536°N 82.9172°W |
| Year first constructed | 1908 |
| Year first lit | 1908[1] |
| Deactivated | 1983[1] |
| Foundation | Timber crib[2] |
| Construction | Steel plates[1] |
| Tower shape | Conical tower[1] |
| Height | 66 feet (20 m)[2] |
| Original lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens[2] |
| ARLHS number | USA-394[2] |
- Not to be confused with the present Peche Island Light in the Detroit River.
The Peche Island Rear Range Light (or Peach Island Rear Range Light) was a historic lighthouse "off Peche Island in the entrance to the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair."[2] Located in American waters just north of the border to Canada[3] it was moved to Marine City, Michigan upon its deactivation.
History
This light was built as part of a pair of range lights to guide ships to the south end of the lake.[2][4][5] Erected on a crib in open water, by 1980 it had developed a severe list to one side, and in 1983 it was replaced with a skeletal tower.[2] The old tower was saved, and minus its base, was installed in lighthouse Park in Marine City (42°42′59″N 82°29′30″W / 42.7164°N 82.4916°W), where it still stands.[2][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Eastern Lower Peninsula".
- ↑ "Head of Detroit River including Grosse Pointe Channel, Lake St. Clair". Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1921. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Peche Island, MI". LighthouseFriends.
- ↑ "Old Peche Island Rear Range". Midwest Connection. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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