Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light

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Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light
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South Pierhead Inner Light with entrance light in background
Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light
Location Grand Haven, Michigan
Coordinates 43°03′26.1″N86°15′13.7″W / 43.057250°N 86.253806°W / 43.057250; -86.253806 [1]
Tower
Constructed1881
Automated1969 [2]
Height51 feet (16 m) [1]
Markingsred  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1907 [2]
Focal height16 m (52 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lens9.8 inches (250 mm) [2]
Range3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) [1]
Characteristic Oc R 4s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light is the inner light of two lighthouses on the south pier of Grand Haven, Michigan where the Grand River enters Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first lit there in 1839. [3] The lighthouse was put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. [4] The City of Grand Haven now owns the pier, but it is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. [5]

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  1. 1 2 3 Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  2. 1 2 3 GRAND HAVEN SOUTH PIERHEAD LIGHTS
  3. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  4. "NHLPA 2009 Program, Notices of Availability". www.nps.gov/maritime. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  5. "Public safety and lakeshore piers". WZZM 13. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo of Grand Haven Inner Lighthouse USCGGrandhavenRear.jpg
U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo of Grand Haven Inner Lighthouse