Near Ahmeek in Keweenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sand Hills Lighthouse
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1. Sand Hills Lighthouse Marker
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National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1917
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 47° 23.515′ N, 88° 22.231′ W. Marker is near Ahmeek, Michigan, in Keweenaw County. It can be reached from 5 Mile Point Road half a mile east of Fitzgerald Lookout Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6029 5 Mile Pt Rd, Allouez MI 49805, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and in Copper Country. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and on Lake Superiors South Shore Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eagle River (approx. 3.6 miles away); Douglass Houghton (approx. 3.6 miles away); Main Street Bridge Project (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lake Shore Drive Bridge / Eagle River (approx. 3.7 miles away); Joseph Blight, Sr. (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Douglass Houghton (approx. 3.8 miles away); New Snowfall Record 390.4 Inches (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lake Superior (approx. 8 miles away).
Regarding Sand Hills Lighthouse. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the site, which was listed in 1994:
he Sand Hills Light Station is significant for two reasons. First, it was the last traditionalattended light station constructed on a new site in Michigan at a time when the Lighthouse Service was beginning the transition from attended lights to automated lights and radio beacons.
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Second, it represents a unique example of lighthouse architecture. This particular, functional design for a combination keepers dwelling and tower, utilizing the most modern materials available at the time, has not been used at any other site on the Great Lakes or elsewhere in the United States.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
