Grassy Island South Channel Range Lights
Detroit, MI. Detroit River

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Grassy Island South Channel Front Range Light c.1896

GRASSY ISLAND SOUTH CHANNEL RANGE LIGHTS

State: MICHIGAN
Location: Detroit River                                                                            Nearest City: Detroit
County:
U.S.C.G. District: 9th

Year Station Established: 1849 (Rear), rebuilt 1881; 1896 (Rear)

Existing Historic Tower:

• Year Light First Lit: 1896
• Is the Light Operational? No
• Date Deactivated: N/A
• Automated:
• Foundation Materials:
• Construction Materials: Wood
• Markings/Patterns: Yellowish drab
• Shape: Square, enclosed pyramidal wooden tower.
• Relationship to Other Structures: Integral
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• Original Optic:
• Year Original Lens Installed:
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• Fresnel Lens Disposition:
• Has tower been moved?

Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower?

Existing Sound Signal Building?

Existing Keepers Quarters?

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Open to the Public?

Non-NPS Web Site: NO

National Register Status:                                                                                                     Name of Listing:
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Miscellaneous:

Grassy Island South Channel Rear Range Light c. 1904