Peche Island Rear Range Light

Sept. 24, 2019
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Peche Island Rear Range Light (Peach Island Rear Range Light), Peche Island, entrance to the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair, Michigan

Built in 1908, deactivated 1983 and replaced with a skeletal tower.  The original tower was saved and installed in Lighthouse Park in Marine City.

PEACH ISLE REAR RANGE LIGHT

DETROIT RIVER NEAR LAKE ST. CLAIR
Station Established: 1908
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1908
Operational? NO
Automated?
Deactivated: 1983
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: STEEL PLATES
Tower Shape: CONICAL
Markings/Pattern:
Relationship to Other Structure:
Original Lens:

Historical Information:

Also known as Peche Island Lighthouse, Peche Island Rear Range, Peach Island Lighthouse.
1983 – The lighthouse was deactivated and moved to Marine City Waterfront Park.

Researched and written by Marie Vincent, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.