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A late 1930s view from the bluff at the Lightkeeper's dwelling showing the S. Haven Life Saving Station, lighthouse (nearly hidden by the smoke), piers, and a freighter entering the harbor.
The tall skeletal tower shown in this photograph is the 52-foot tall South Haven Rear Range Lighthouse that was first lighted on June 15, 1916. It was dismantled and removed in 1949. Old records talk about a lantern and flags being delivered to Keeper Donahue for the Signal Service and that he would be paid an additional $7.50 to $7.75 per month, depending on the number of days in the month, for this service. Records mention a government signal station that was equipment with oil lamps, then later electrified to warn of pending bad weather and storms.
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South Haven Lights . . . Pages From Their Past
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