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The Old Michigan City Light is a decommissioned
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located in the harbor of
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. Built in 1858 at a cost of $8,000, this lighthouse, replaced an 1837 brick & stone light built at the edge of
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. It was the second light at the site, and the predecessor to the Michigan City East Light, to which the lantern, lens and light were moved in 1904; it being the new light at the end of the newly extended pier.Wobser, David, Old Michigan City Lighthouse
, at boatnerd.com. It was remodeled in 1904. Seven
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s and fourteen assistant keepers served here from 1837-1940. A fourth order
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lens is on display. It is one of a dozen past or present lighthouses in Indiana.


Location

The lighthouse is located in Washington Park. It is open every day except Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m., except in winter.


See also

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References


Further reading

* Andreas, A.T. (1884) ''History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, * Chicago's Front Door'', Chicago Public Library Digital Collection, website. * ''Chicago'', Scribner's Monthly (September 1875) Vol. X, No. 5.
Graham, Charlotte, ''Another Step into History at Old Michigan City Light'' (August, 2003)
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. * Harris, Patricia. ''Michigan City: Indiana's Only Lighthouse''. The Keeper's Log (Spring, 1987), pp. 22–25. * Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. (1995) ''The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes''. Detroit:
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. . * Havighurst, Walter (1943) ''The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes'',
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. * Karamanski, T. Ed., ''Historic Lighthouses and Navigational Aids of the Illinois Shore of Lake Michigan'' Loyola University &
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, (1989). * Longstreet, Stephen (1973) ''Chicago 1860-1919'' (New York: McKay). * Lopez, Victor. "This Old Lighthouse: Chicago Harbor Beacon Gets a Facelift." Coast Guard (September, 1997), pp. 24–25. * Mayer, Harold M. (1957) ''The Port of Chicago''
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. * * Rice, Mary J., ''Chicago: Port to the World'' ( Follet Publishers, 1969). * Sapulski, Wayne S., (2001) ''Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present'' (Paperback) (Fowlerville: Wilderness Adventure Books) ; . *


External links


Old Lighthouse Museum
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Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Lights, Michigan City Lights.

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. * {{authority control Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Lighthouses completed in 1858 Houses completed in 1858 Michigan City, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in LaPorte County, Indiana Transportation buildings and structures in LaPorte County, Indiana Museums in Laporte County, Indiana Maritime museums in Indiana 1858 establishments in Indiana