Tawas Lighthouse

Tawas Lighthouse (HM2BXD)

Location: East Tawas, MI 48730 Iosco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 15.234', W 83° 26.976'

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The point is a "making point."
Annual Report, U.S. Lighthouse Board, 1873
Throughout its recorded history, blowing, drifting sand has constantly extended Tawas Point. This lighthouse was built in 1876 because the end of the point had moved so far from the original 1853 tower. Workers used stone and bricks from the abandoned lighthouse to fill wooden cribs protecting the new lighthouse - then at the very tip of the point - from Lake Huron's waves. By 1898, the new light was no longer exposed, but "entirely surrounded with made land."
The Tawas Point light shines with two colors. Its white light can be seen 16 miles out in Lake Huron; its red light, marking the entrance to Tawas Bay, can be seen twelve miles away.
In 2002, the U.S. Coast Guard transferred the lighthouse building to the State of Michigan.
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HM NumberHM2BXD
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Placed ByMichigan History Center and Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Date Added Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 at 11:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 304443 N 4902991
Decimal Degrees44.25390000, -83.44960000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 15.234', W 83° 26.976'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 15' 14.04" N, 83° 26' 58.56" W
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Area Code(s)989
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 583-1199 Tawas Beach and Point Rd, East Tawas MI 48730, US
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