place

Saginaw River Rear Range Light

Buildings and structures in Bay County, MichiganLighthouses completed in 1841Lighthouses completed in 1876Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in MichiganMichigan State Historic Sites
National Register of Historic Places in Bay County, MichiganSaginaw River
SaginawRiverLight
SaginawRiverLight

The first Saginaw River lighthouse was constructed from 1839 to 1841, in a period when large quantities of lumber were being harvested and shipped from the heart of Michigan via river and the Great Lakes to the East Coast of the United States via the Erie Canal and Hudson River. This connection to major eastern markets was critical to the development of central Michigan. In 1867 the United States Corps of Engineers dredged the Saginaw River to enable passage by larger ships upriver. This change required replacing the first light, and in 1876 a pair of lighthouses were constructed in range light configuration to provide improved navigation. The front one was located on the west bank of the river and the rear range lighthouse was located south of the river mouth. It contained living quarters. In 1915, the two lighthouses were converted to electricity. Closed since the 1970s, the rear range lighthouse was listed in 1984 on the National Register of Historic Places. Dow Chemical Company, which owned the surrounding property, purchased the lighthouse and site in 1986 and boarded it up. Since the turn of the 21st century, the lighthouse and site are being renovated by the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society for heritage tourism.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Saginaw River Rear Range Light (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Saginaw River Rear Range Light
Lighthouse Lane, Bangor Township

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address External links Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Saginaw River Rear Range LightContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 43.6355 ° E -83.850555555556 °
placeShow on map

Address

Saginaw River Rear Range Light

Lighthouse Lane
48732 Bangor Township
Michigan, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

linkWikiData (Q7399272)
linkOpenStreetMap (697208269)

SaginawRiverLight
SaginawRiverLight
Share experience

Nearby Places