Old Harbor Pier Head Light 1876-c1892
Photograph
Silhouettes of figurines on the catwalk to a navigational light on the end of a pier. This light was located at the old harbor.
This image was featured as the 3-23-2006 History Mystery #96 with the solution: This was the south pier head light from 1876 - 1892. When it was rammed by the steamer Charles McVea [in 1892], the tower was damaged and the Fresnel lens moved back to the top of the 1859 lighthouse.
![Harbor_mouth_ca_1895.jpg 1.5MB; Norman A. Deam note: Light was on south pier. Back along pier was the Bird Beach House [Bath house] in front of the sand dunes, which are opposite lighthouse. Estimate 1900. Saugatuck Harbor.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4124/11696530-8beb-11ef-af55-dd9462292fba-ut9e9SS.lg@2x.jpg)
2023.10.340
Digital scan
Charles McVea (ship) 1888-1928Old Harbor/Channel piers pre-1906/Ox-Bow Lagoon
A temporary solution for a difficult to navigate harbor.
Nautical
Winthers, Sally
Digital data in CatalogIt
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.
11/04/2023
10/16/2024