Rock Harbor Lighthouse

Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Rock Harbor, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan

Built in 1855.

ROCK HARBOR LIGHT

MIDDLE ISLAND PASSAGE/LAKE SUPERIOR
Station Established: 1855
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1855
Operational? NO
Automated? NO
Deactivated: 1879
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK/STONE
Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1875

Historical Information:

This lighthouse was replaced by the lighthouse built on Menagerie Island.

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