Monroe Light, Raisin River, Lake Erie, Michigan
MONROE LIGHT
MOUTH OF THE RIVER RAISIN, WESTERN LAKE ERIE, MONROE, MICHIGAN
Station Established: 1829
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: N/A
Operational? NO
Automated? N/A
Deactivated: 1916
Foundation Materials: UNKNOWN
Construction Materials: MASONRY
Tower Shape: ROUND
Markings/Pattern: UNKNOWN
Relationship to Other Structure: SEPERATE
Original Lens: UNKNOWN
Historical Information:
There is very little information available regarding this lighthouse. The original light was a 40-foot masonry tower. A canal was built that moved the Monroe Harbor four miles north of the lighthouse in 1843. In 1849 a second Monroe Light was built. An octagonal, wooden tower was built at the new location of the Monroe Harbor.
In approximately 1885 a third light house was built. This was a tower a top a one-and-a-half story dwelling. The light was deactivated in 1916 and destroyed at an unknown date.
Researched and written by Melissa Buckler, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.