Oil House

Oil House (HM2BXQ)

Location: East Tawas, MI 48730 Iosco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 15.248', W 83° 26.983'

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"Put oil in new Oil House, cleaned same."
Lightkeeper Samuel Palmer, May 26, 1989
Fuel for the Tawas Point light was originally stored in an oil room in the keeper's dwelling. During the 1870s the Lighthouse Service changed fuels from lard oil to highly flammable mineral oil (kerosene). But it was 1898 before Tawas lightkeepers had a separate storage building for their fuel.
A three-man crew from Detroit built the oil house in 4½ days in 1898. They used a design that had been used at Great Lakes light stations for more than 20 years.
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HM NumberHM2BXQ
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Placed ByMichigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries
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Date Added Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 304434 N 4903017
Decimal Degrees44.25413333, -83.44971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 15.248', W 83° 26.983'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 15' 14.88" N, 83° 26' 58.98" 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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