Sturgeon Point Lighthouse, Lake Huron, Haynes Township, Alcona County, Michigan
Built in 1869.
STURGEON POINT LIGHT
Location: STURGEON POINT/LAKE HURON
Station Established: 1869
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1869
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1939
Deactivated:
Foundation Materials: LIMESTONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Tower Shape: CONICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/RED TRIM
Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED
Original Lens: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1869
Historical Information:
1866 – Lighthouse Board requested an appropriation in the amount of $15,000 for a lighthouse at this site.
1869 – Construction began.
1886 – Breakwater built to protect the light station from erosion.
1913 – Lighthouse automated/
1939 – Electricity brought to the lighthouse.
1941 – Coast Guard left the station.
1982 – Property leased to the Albion Historical Society.
Keepers:
1869-1873 Percy Silverthorn
1873-1875 Noah Farr (acting)
1875-1876 Noah Farr (permanent appointment)
1876-1877 John Pasque (acting)
1877-1882 John Pasque (permanent appointment)
1882-1883 Louis Cardy, Sr. (acting)
1883-1913 Louis Cardy, Sr. (permanent appointment)
Researched and written by Marie Vincent, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.