Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light

South Pierhead Inner Light

South Pierhead Inner Light with entrance light in background
Location Grand Haven, Michigan
Coordinates 43°03′26.1″N 86°15′13.7″W / 43.057250°N 86.253806°W / 43.057250; -86.253806Coordinates: 43°03′26.1″N 86°15′13.7″W / 43.057250°N 86.253806°W / 43.057250; -86.253806[1]
Year first constructed 1905
Year first lit 1905[2]
Automated 1969[2]
Height 36 feet (11 m)[1]
Original lens 9.8 inches (250 mm)[2]
Range 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)[1]
USCG number 7-18975[1]

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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U.S. Coast Guard Archive Photo of Grand Haven Inner Lighthouse


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