Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
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Forty Mile Point Lighthouse is a historic Great Lakes lighthouse on the shore of Lake Huron in Michigan, known for guiding ships along a hazardous stretch of coastline and now serving as a preserved maritime heritage site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ maritime navigation aid ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Lakes shipping
ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ |
| attachedTo | keeper's dwelling ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouses in Michigan
ⓘ
Lighthouses on the Great Lakes ⓘ Maritime museums in Michigan ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Presque Isle County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedBy | U.S. Lighthouse Board engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromRogersCity | approximately 7 miles northwest GENERATED ⓘ |
| function | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fog signal building
ⓘ
fresnel lens ⓘ keeper's quarters ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
historic Great Lakes lighthouse
ⓘ
preserved maritime heritage site ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rogers Township, Presque Isle County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Rogers City, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | shore of Lake Huron ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white tower with red roof ⓘ |
| nearbyWreck | Joseph S. Fay shipwreck remains ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Lighthouse Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | Presque Isle County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide ships along a hazardous stretch of Lake Huron coastline ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
example of late 19th-century Great Lakes lighthouse architecture
ⓘ
important aid to navigation on Lake Huron ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| towerShape | square tower ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1897 ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1897 ⓘ |
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