Peche Island Rear Range Light
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File:Peach Island Rear Range Light USCG.jpg
undated photograph of Peche Island Rear Range Light (USCG)
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Location | Detroit River northeast of Peche Island |
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Year first constructed | 1908 |
Year first lit | 1908[1] |
Deactivated | 1983[1] |
Foundation | Timber crib[2] |
Construction | Steel plates[1] |
Tower shape | Conical tower[1] |
Height | 66 feet (20 m)[2] |
Original lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens[2] |
ARLHS number | USA-394[2] |
- Not to be confused with the present Peche Island Light in the Detroit River.
The Peche Island Rear Range Light (or Peach Island Rear Range Light) was a historic lighthouse "off Peche Island in the entrance to the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair."[2] Located in American waters just north of the border to Canada[3] it was moved to Marine City, Michigan upon its deactivation.
History
This light was built as part of a pair of range lights to guide ships to the south end of the lake.[2][4][5] Erected on a crib in open water, by 1980 it had developed a severe list to one side, and in 1983 it was replaced with a skeletal tower.[2] The old tower was saved, and minus its base, was installed in lighthouse Park in Marine City (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.), where it still stands.[2][4]
References
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