Fort Gratiot Lighthouse

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Fort Gratiot Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in Michigan, standing at the entrance to the St. Clair River on Lake Huron and serving as a historic maritime landmark.

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Fort Gratiot Lighthouse canonical 2
Fort Gratiot Light Station 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
lighthouse
tourist attraction
associatedWith Fort Gratiot Lighthouse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fort Gratiot Light Station

Port of Port Huron
surface form: Port Huron harbor
constructionStartYear 1829
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryCode US
county St. Clair County
firstLitYear 1829
focalPlaneHeight approximately 82 feet
hasAccess guided tower climbs
hasFacility keeper’s dwelling
museum exhibits
hasFunction aids to navigation
maritime safety
hasTourismType heritage tourism
maritime tourism
height approximately 82 feet
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
isOldestLighthouseOn Great Lakes still in operation
isOldestOperatingLighthouseIn Michigan
lightCharacteristic flashing white light
locatedAt entrance to the St. Clair River
locatedIn Port Huron, Michigan, United States
surface form: Port Huron, Michigan
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Fort Gratiot
locatedNorthOf Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
locatedOn Lake Huron
locatedSouthOf Lake Huron open waters
managingAgent United States Coast Guard
surface form: U.S. Coast Guard
marking white conical tower
nearestGreatLake Lake Huron
nearestWaterBody St. Clair River
NRHPType building
offers guided tours
openToPublic true
owner St. Clair County
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: Great Lakes navigation system
preservationStatus preserved
rebuiltYear 1861
region Great Lakes region
servesAs historic maritime landmark
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
towerColor white
towerMaterial brick
towerShape conical
yearBuilt 1829

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Port Huron, Michigan, United States hasAttraction Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
subject surface form: Port Huron, Michigan
Huron Lightship Museum near Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse associatedWith Fort Gratiot Lighthouse self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fort Gratiot Light Station