Old Presque Isle Lighthouse
N 45° 20.649 W 083° 29.008
17T E 305440 N 5024183
Coordinates are where the marker is. The lighthouse appears to be accessible by a seasonal road or walk only.
Definitely one of the weirder locations for a marker..
Waymark Code: WMXYQM
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2018
Views: 10
Presque Isle Harbor is one of Lake Huron's safest harbors of refuge. Its name comes from the peninsula which, translating from the French, is "almost an Island." Indians and Frenchmen portaged across the peninsula to avoid several miles of open lake. When vessels came to the harbor in increasing numbers, Congress in 1838 appropriated $5,000 for a lighthouse. Jeremiah Moors of Detroit in 1840 completed this lighthouse, which today is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes. Pat Garrity, the last keeper of this lighthouse, was appointed by President Lincoln. Four of Garrity's children, raised in the keeper's house, became lighthouse keepers. In 1870, a new lighthouse to the north was completed along with two range lights for the entrance to the harbor.
Historical Name: Jeremiah Moors
Description:
Presque Isle Harbor is one of Lake Huron’s safest
harbors of refuge. Its name comes from this
peninsula which, translating from the French, is
“almost an island.” Indians and Frenchmen
portaged across the peninsula to avoid several
miles of open lake. When vessels came to the
harbor in increasing numbers, Congress in 1838
appropriated five thousand dollars for a
lighthouse. Jeremiah Moors of Detroit in 1840
completed this lighthouse, which today is one of
the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great
Lakes. Pat Garrity, the last keeper of this
lighthouse, was appointed by President Lincoln.
Four of Garrity’s children, raised in the keeper’s
house, became lighthouse keepers. In 1870 a new
lighthouse to the north was completed along with
two range lights for the entrance to the harbor.
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: L0039
Historical Date: Not listed
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