Oil House Historical

Oil House Historical (HM1UND)

Location: Traverse City, MI 49686 Grand Traverse County
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N 44° 59.473', W 85° 28.747'

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When lighthouses first operated, sperm whale oil used to fuel the lamps was kept in the basement. However, in the late 1800s, when kerosene was introduced as fuel for the lights, it was much too flammable and dangerous to store in the Lighthouse, so a separate brick building had to be constructed to hold the kereosene.
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HM NumberHM1UND
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Placed ByPeninsula Township Park Board
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Date Added Sunday, September 25th, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 619887 N 4983099
Decimal Degrees44.99121667, -85.47911667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 59.473', W 85° 28.747'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 59' 28.38" N, 85° 28' 44.82" W
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Area Code(s)231, 616
Closest Postal AddressAt or near M-37, Traverse City MI 49686, US
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