Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
Oct. 18, 2019
Sturgeon Point Lighthouse, Lake Huron, Haynes Township, Alcona County, Michigan
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.