Petite Pointe Au Sable Lighthouse
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Historic Markers
N 43° 39.083 W 086° 32.378
16T E 537125 N 4833257
In state park, good luck finding parking on a busy day.
Waymark Code: WMPB8M
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Here the Petite Pointe Au Sable (little point of sand) juts into Lake Michigan. Increased shipping on the lake started after the Civil War, largely due to the expanding lumber industry. Consequently, this isolated point became the site of several shipwrecks, including the April 1871 beaching of the schooner Pride. To aid in navigation around the hazard, the United States Congress approved funding in 1872 for the erection of a lighthouse. The location's inaccessibility by road delayed the completion of the lighthouse until 1874. A house was constructed to board the keeper, his assistant, and their families. The first keeper was James Davenport of Mackinac Island.
Parking nearby?: yes

Registered Site #: L2243

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