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Indiana Harbor was constructed over several years, beginning in 1901, and this included a breakwater paralleling the east edge of the channel where it enters the lake. [4] In 1914 responsibility for the waterway and its facilities was assumed by the Corps of Engineers , and there is some indication that the Corps erected a lighthouse on the ...
Notable faux lighthouses: Cooper Memorial (1997), on the Prairie Creek Reservoir near Muncie, is an active light but does not meet the Directory's size standard for a lighthouse. Gloryland Lighthouse, near New Castle, is not on navigable water.
There has been a lighthouse in Michigan City for 170 years. However, "most people in Indiana don’t realize there is a lighthouse in the state." Mayor Oberlie passes out lapel pins to illustrate its importance and scope. He calls Lake Michigan "the city’s crown jewel," which became prominent when he was city planner in the 1970s. [10]
List of lighthouses in Illinois and Indiana; I. Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 09:52 (UTC). ...
Built in 1858 at a cost of $8,000, this lighthouse, replaced an 1837 brick & stone light built at the edge of Lake Michigan. It was the second light at the site, and the predecessor to the Michigan City East Light , to which the lantern, lens and light were moved in 1904; it being the new light at the end of the newly extended pier.
Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0. Penrod, John, Lighthouses of Michigan, (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 978-0-942618-78-5 ISBN 9781893624238.
Gravelly Shoals Light is an automated lighthouse that is an active aid to navigation on the shallow shoals extending southeast from Point Lookout [7] on the western side of Saginaw Bay. The light is situated about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) offshore and was built to help guide boats through the deeper water between the southeast end of Gravelly Shoals ...
Pages in category "Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .