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{{short description|Lighthouse in Michigan, United States}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = South Haven Light
| name = South Haven Light
| image_name = South Haven Lighthouse MS.jpg
| image = South Haven Lighthouse MS.jpg
| caption = South Pierhead Light
| caption = South Pierhead Light
| location = [[South Haven, Michigan|South Haven]], [[Michigan]]
| location = [[South Haven, Michigan|South Haven]], [[Michigan]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|24|08|N|86|17|04|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin = lighthouse
| yearlit = 1903
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| automated =
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|24|08|N|86|17|04|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| foundation = Pier
| yearlit = 1903
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| construction = Cast iron<ref>[http://www.michiganlights.com/southhavenlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, South Haven Light.]</ref>
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| automated =
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| shape = Cylindrical w/catwalk
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| foundation = Pier
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| marking = red/black lantern, parapet and markings
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| construction = Cast iron<ref>[http://www.michiganlights.com/southhavenlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, South Haven Light.]</ref>
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| height = {{convert|35|ft}}
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| shape = Cylindrical w/catwalk
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| focalheight = {{convert|37|ft}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm |author=Pepper, Terry|title=''Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes''}}</ref>
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| marking = red/black lantern, parapet and markings
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| lens = Fifth order [[Fresnel lens]] (original), Sixth order [[Fresnel lens]] (current)
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| height = {{convert|35|ft}}
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| range = {{convert|13|nmi}}<ref name=uscg7/>
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| focalheight = {{convert|37|ft}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm |author=Pepper, Terry|title=''Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes''}}</ref>
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| characteristic = Fl R 4 seconds<ref name=uscg7/>
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| lens = Fifth order [[Fresnel lens]] (original), Sixth order [[Fresnel lens]] (current)
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| fogsignal = HORN: 2 blast ev 30s (2s bl-
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| range = {{convert|13|nmi}}<ref name=uscg7/>
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| characteristic = Fl R 4 seconds<ref name=uscg7/>
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| fogsignal = HORN: 2 blast ev 30s (2s bl-
2s si-2s bl-24s si). Diaphone.<ref name=uscg7>{{cite uscgll|7||}}</ref>
2s si-2s bl-24s si). Diaphone.<ref name=uscg7>{{cite uscgll|7||}}</ref>
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| module = {{Infobox NRHP
| ARLHS = USA-772
| USCG = 7-19505
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| module = {{Infobox NRHP
| embed = yes
| embed = yes
| name = Navigation Structures at South Haven Harbor, Michigan
| name = Navigation Structures at South Haven Harbor, Michigan
| added = October 23, 1995
| added = October 23, 1995
| refnum = 95001160<ref name=nris>{{cite web|url=http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2009-03-13|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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| designated_other1 = Michigan State Historic Site
| designated_other1 = Michigan State Historic Site
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The '''South Haven South Pierhead Light''' is a [[lighthouse]] in [[Michigan]], at the entrance to the [[Black River (Southwest Michigan)|Black River]] on [[Lake Michigan]]. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational. The tower is a shortened version of the [[Muskegon Pier Light|Muskegon South Pierhead Light]], and replaced an 1872 wooden tower. The catwalk is original and still links the tower to shore: it is one of only four that survive in the State of Michigan.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/manistee.htm National Park Service, National Maritime Heritage Program, Inventory of Historic Lights, Manistee North Pier.]</ref>
The '''South Haven South Pierhead Light''' is a [[lighthouse]] in [[Michigan]], at the entrance to the [[Black River (Southwest Michigan)|Black River]] on [[Lake Michigan]]. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational. The tower is a shortened version of the [[Muskegon Pier Light|Muskegon South Pierhead Light]], and replaced an 1872 wooden tower. The catwalk is original and still links the tower to shore: it is one of only four that survive in the State of Michigan.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/manistee.htm National Park Service, National Maritime Heritage Program, Inventory of Historic Lights, Manistee North Pier.]</ref>
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==Directions==
==Directions==
In 2005 this museum reported it was "in the process" of acquiring the lighthouse. It is accessible to the public, and located on the south pier at the mouth of the Black River, at the end of Water Street.<ref>[http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/southhaven.htm Wobser, David and Petill, Jerry, South Haven Light], [[Boatnerd]]</ref> Located at the end of the pier at the foot of Water Street in South Haven. One can get there by walking the pier after parking in the nearby city park. The site is open, but the tower is closed (except for open house during the city's mid-June Harborfest).<ref name="unc.edu"/>
In 2005 this museum reported it was "in the process" of acquiring the lighthouse. It is accessible to the public, and located on the south pier at the mouth of the Black River, at the end of Water Street.<ref>[http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/southhaven.htm Wobser, David and Petill, Jerry, South Haven Light] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017001856/http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/michigan/southhaven.htm |date=2016-10-17 }}, [[Boatnerd]]</ref> Located at the end of the pier at the foot of Water Street in South Haven. One can get there by walking the pier after parking in the nearby city park. The site is open, but the tower is closed (except for open house during the city's mid-June Harborfest).<ref name="unc.edu"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{external links|date=March 2014}}
* [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001 Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.]
* [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001 Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230620/http://www.lhdepot.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=539 Harrison, Timothy, ''South Haven Lights...Pages From Their Past'', ''Lighthouse Digest'', October, 1999.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230620/http://www.lhdepot.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=539 Harrison, Timothy, ''South Haven Lights...Pages From Their Past'', ''Lighthouse Digest''].
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* [http://www.lighthousecentral.com/lighthouse_gallery.php4?lighthouse=South%20Haven%20Pier%20Light Lighthouse Central, Photographs, History, Directions and Way points for Southhaven South Pier Light, ''The Ultimate Guide to West Michigan Lighthouses'' by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC).] {{ISBN|0-9747977-0-7}}.
* [http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Maps/GL/MichiganSouth.htm Interactive map of lighthouses in southern Lake Michigan.]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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* [http://www.lighthousecentral.com/lighthouse_gallery.php4?lighthouse=South%20Haven%20Pier%20Light Lighthouse Central, Photographs, History, Directions and Way points for Southhaven South Pier Light, ''The Ultimate Guide to West Michigan Lighthouses'' by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2005).] {{ISBN|0-9747977-0-7}}.

* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=187 Lighthouse Friends (South Haven South Pier Light).]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080114191657/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_lightmap_50933_7.pdf Map of Michigan Lighthouse] in PDF Format.
* [http://www.michiganlights.com/southhavenlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, South Haven Light.]
* [[National Park Service]] [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/shavens.htm South Haven South Pierhead Light, Maritime Heritage Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Michigan Lighthouses, South Haven Light.]
* Tag, Phyllis L., Great Lakes Lighthouse Research, [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/southaven/keepers.htm Keepers of the South Haven Light.]
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/southaven/southaven.htm Terry Pepper, ''Seeing the Light'', South Haven Pier Light.]
* {{cite uscghist|MI}}
* [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/southhaven.htm Wobser, David and Petill, Jerry, South Haven Light], [[Boatnerd]]


{{Lighthouses of Michigan}}
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[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1903]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1903]]
[[Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Van Buren County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan State Historic Sites]]
[[Category:Michigan State Historic Sites]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Van Buren County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Van Buren County, Michigan]]

Latest revision as of 16:59, 18 October 2024

South Haven Light
South Pierhead Light
Map
LocationSouth Haven, Michigan
Coordinates42°24′08″N 86°17′04″W / 42.40222°N 86.28444°W / 42.40222; -86.28444
Tower
Constructed1872 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationPier
ConstructionCast iron[3]
Height35 feet (11 m)
ShapeCylindrical w/catwalk
Markingsred/black lantern, parapet and markings
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHORN: 2 blast ev 30s (2s bl- 2s si-2s bl-24s si). Diaphone.[2]
Light
First lit1903
Focal height37 feet (11 m)[1]
LensFifth order Fresnel lens (original), Sixth order Fresnel lens (current)
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl R 4 seconds[2]
Navigation Structures at South Haven Harbor, Michigan
NRHP reference No.95001160[4]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1995

The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational. The tower is a shortened version of the Muskegon South Pierhead Light, and replaced an 1872 wooden tower. The catwalk is original and still links the tower to shore: it is one of only four that survive in the State of Michigan.[5]

History

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U.S. Coast Guard Archive

The keeper's house is on shore, 2-1⁄2 stories tall, wood with a hipped-roof. It was also built in 1872, and is located at 91 Michigan Avenue onshore, was transferred to the city for preservation in 2000. The Michigan Maritime Museum has renovated the keeper's house as the Marialyce Canonie Great Lakes Research Library.[6]

A Fifth order Fresnel lens manufactured by Parisian glass makers Barbier and Fenestre was installed in the lantern.

1872 Lightkeeper's dwelling, looking towards Lake Michigan

The current tower was designed by Eleventh District engineer James G. Warren.[7]

The U.S. Lighthouse Service elected to tear down the wooden lighthouse and replace it. On October 6, 1903 ten workers arrived on the USLHS tender Hyacinth and began the project. It took a little more than a month to complete the project. According to The Daily Tribune (October 14, 1903) the lantern room was brought from Muskegon, Michigan where it had spent forty years on duty.[8]

In 1913, the location was deemed unsatisfactory, and the cast iron lighthouse was moved 425 feet (130 m) to the end of the pier.[8]

In 1999, Lighthouse Digest published an extensive article on the light, filled with interesting anecdotes and ephemera.[8]

The Light in December 2010

Directions

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In 2005 this museum reported it was "in the process" of acquiring the lighthouse. It is accessible to the public, and located on the south pier at the mouth of the Black River, at the end of Water Street.[9] Located at the end of the pier at the foot of Water Street in South Haven. One can get there by walking the pier after parking in the nearby city park. The site is open, but the tower is closed (except for open house during the city's mid-June Harborfest).[6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes".
  2. ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  3. ^ Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, South Haven Light.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  5. ^ National Park Service, National Maritime Heritage Program, Inventory of Historic Lights, Manistee North Pier.
  6. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Western Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  7. ^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, South Haven Pier Light.
  8. ^ a b c "Harrison, Timothy, South Haven Lights...Pages From Their Past, Lighthouse Digest, October, 1999". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  9. ^ Wobser, David and Petill, Jerry, South Haven Light Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Boatnerd

Further reading

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