Michigan’s Oldest Lighthouse. Fort Gratiot was built in 1814 during the War of 1812 to guard the juncture of the St. Clair River and Lake Huron. Named after the engineer who supervised …

Fort Gratiot Light / ˈ ɡ r æ ʃ ɪ t /, the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1825 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Senators.

Fort Gratiot, a stockade fort, was built in 1814 to guard the juncture of Lake Huron and St. Clair River and is named after Charles Gratiot, the engineer that supervised its construction.

The oldest operating lighthouse in the Great Lakes established in 1825 and rebuilt in 1829 and 1861, was the first lighthouse on Lake Huron and is the oldest surviving lighthouse in …

The Fort Gratiot Light Station is located next to the new Coast Guard Station in Port Huron and includes the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse (1829), which is the oldest lighthouse in Michigan.

The Fort Gratiot Light Station County Park is home to the oldest light house in Michigan! Established in 1814, military Fort Gratiot, named after General Charles Gratiot, was …

The Fort Gratiot Light Station is the oldest lighthouse in Michigan, 2nd oldest on the Great Lakes. The current tower was erected in 1829 and has helped guide mariners and ships for over 187 …

2019年8月6日 · The first lighthouse constructed in the state of Michigan, north of Fort Gratiot. First structure built in 1825, but collapsed into the river during a storm. New lighthouse built in …

The lighthouse is the oldest standing lighthouse in Michigan and is still active. The lighthouse sits on an active Coast Guard Base, but is easily viewed from a park on Gratiot Ave. just north of …

151 years after the first light was exhibited at Fort Gratiot, a silent sentinel still beams out to guide a new generation of Lake Huron mariners. In 1971, the Michigan Historical Commission …