Sturgeon Point Light Station
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Sturgeon Point Light Station is a historic 19th-century lighthouse complex on Lake Huron, known for guiding Great Lakes shipping and serving today as a maritime museum and landmark.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lighthouse complex ⓘ maritime museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | brick lighthouse tower ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouse museums in the United States
ⓘ
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan ⓘ Maritime museums in Michigan ⓘ Museums in Alcona County, Michigan ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1869 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasExhibit |
Great Lakes maritime history
ⓘ
lighthouse keeper life ⓘ shipwreck artifacts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sturgeon Point Light
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
barn ⓘ boat house ⓘ fog signal building ⓘ keeper’s dwelling ⓘ maritime museum exhibits ⓘ oil house ⓘ privy ⓘ storage sheds ⓘ |
| height | approximately 70 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Michigan State Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alcona County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Sturgeon Point State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Harrisville, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sturgeon Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| opened | 1870 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | seasonally ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Alcona Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
guiding Great Lakes shipping ⓘ maritime heritage education ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1870 ⓘ |
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