Peche Island Rear Range Light

Peche Island Rear Range Light
undated photograph of Peche Island Rear Range Light (USCG)
Location Detroit River northeast of Peche Island
Coordinates 42°21′13″N 82°55′02″W / 42.3536°N 82.9172°W / 42.3536; -82.9172Coordinates: 42°21′13″N 82°55′02″W / 42.3536°N 82.9172°W / 42.3536; -82.9172[1]
Year first constructed 1908
Year first lit 1908[2]
Deactivated 1983[2]
Foundation Timber crib[3]
Construction Steel plates[2]
Tower shape Conical tower[2]
Height 66 feet (20 m)[3]
Original lens sixth-order Fresnel lens[3]
ARLHS number USA-394[3]
  • Not to be confused with the present Peche Island Light in the Detroit River.

The Peche Island Rear Range Light (or Peach Island Rear Range Light) was a historic lighthouse "off Peche Island in the entrance to the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair."[3] Located in American waters just north of the border to Canada[1] it was moved to Marine City, Michigan upon its deactivation.

History

This light was built as part of a pair of range lights to guide ships to the south end of the lake.[3][4][5] Erected on a crib in open water, by 1980 it had developed a severe list to one side, and in 1983 it was replaced with a skeletal tower.[3] The old tower was saved, and minus its base, was installed in lighthouse Park in Marine City (42°42′59″N 82°29′30″W / 42.7164°N 82.4916°W / 42.7164; -82.4916), where it still stands.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Head of Detroit River including Grosse Pointe Channel, Lake St. Clair". Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1921. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Eastern Lower Peninsula".
  4. 1 2 "Peche Island, MI". LighthouseFriends.
  5. ↑ "Old Peche Island Rear Range". Midwest Connection. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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