National Historic Landmark · lightvessel · Port Huron, Michigan

Huron (lightship)

1920 lightvessel, now a museum ship in Port Huron, Michigan, United States. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · United States lightship Huron (LV-103)

The United States lightship Huron (LV-103) is a lightvessel that was launched in 1920. She is now a museum ship moored in Pine Grove Park, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressPine Grove Park on St. Clair River, Port Huron, MI
CountySt. Clair County
ListedJul 12, 1976
Reference number76001974
Type of placelightvessel, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Michigan State Historic Site
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressPine Grove Park on St. Clair River, Port Huron, MI
Websitephmuseum.org/huron-light-ship-museum
Coordinates42.98934, -82.42659 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRiver Raisin National Battlefield Park · 89 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001974. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.