10402. (photo) Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Michigan c.1945
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10402. (photo) Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Michigan c.1945
10402. (photo) Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Michigan c.1945. Clear, close original 8” x 10” press photos shows great detail of the light tower and keeper’s house before restoration. The Lighthouse is located in Rock Harbor on Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. The lighthouse is a 50-foot-tall cylindrical tower constructed of randomly placed stone and brick, and capped with an octagonal beacon. Congress appropriated $5,000 to construct a light at Rock Harbor and construction began in 1855, the first lighthouse constructed on Isle Royal. The first keeper arrived at the station on October 24, 1856, and the lighthouse went into operation a short time later. The light had been manned for less than three years when it was determined that, due to the decrease in mining traffic, it was no longer required and was extinguished in 1859. During the Civil War, copper mining increased once more, and in 1873 renovations began on the station, leading to the reactivation of the light on August 5, 1874. However, after another drop in copper prices, and following the activation in 1875 of the Isle Royal Light at Menagerie Island, the Rock Harbor Light was rendered less useful. On October 4, 1879, the Rock Harbor lighthouse was deactivated for the second and last time, having been in service for a total of only eight years since its construction. Photos show great details of the structures. Photo is b/w and include date and credit line or description on back, with some crop marking. Dated July 1, 1945.(VG). $58.