Coast Guard Station Belle Isle - Detroit, MI
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bobfrapples8
N 42° 20.411 W 082° 57.627
17T E 338504 N 4689408
U.S. Coast Guard Station Belle Isle is located on the southeastern portion of Belle Isle on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM16QFE
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
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The United States Coast Guard Station Belle Isle is located on Belle Isle, Michigan, in Detroit and near the mouth of the Detroit River. The property where Station Belle Isle sites was purchased on April 6, 1881 from the city of Detroit for the sum of $1.00. Belle Isle Lighthouse was constructed and a light was first shown on May 15, 1882. That lighthouse occupied the site continuously until construction of the present facilities. During those first years, the land was very swampy and the only way to reach the lighthouse was by boat. The station was completed in 1942 and at the time the station was the most modern on the Great Lakes. -from Wikipedia

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