McGulpin Point Light Michigan
by LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
Title
McGulpin Point Light Michigan
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Photograph - Photography
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McGulpin Point Light was constructed as a navigational aid through the Straits of Mackinac. The light began operation in 1869, making it one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the Straits. The light is located on McGulpin Point, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fort Michilimackinac.
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April 19th, 2012
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LeeAnn McLane-Goetz
The McGulpin Point Light, a true lighthouse with a light tower and attached lighthouse keeper's living quarters, was completed by the United States Lighthouse Board in 1869 at a cost of $20,000. The living quarters were built as a vernacular 1½-story brick structure. The lighthouse operated during the Great Lakes navigation seasons from 1869 until 1906. The design was so successful that the Lighthouse Board chose to use this 1868 design in the construction of Eagle Harbor Light in 1871; White River Light in 1875; and Sand Island Light in 1881.It is a "mirror image of the design" used at Chambers Island Light and Eagle Bluff Light in the "Death's Door" area. The design is sometimes called "Norman Gothic" style James Davenport was the only lighthouse keeper at this light, and served for 27 years.