From the April 14, 2015, Times Herald by Bob Gross.
The building is now sheathed in a moisture barrier of what is considered the oldest wooden structure in St. Clair County which is now nearing restoration. Its windows are being made and the front porch is being constructed.
The work is being overseen by the Fort Gratiot Hospital Heritage Committee.
The hospital was built in 1829 and had space for the post surgeon and a hospital ward. After the fort was finally shut down in 1879, it was moved and split in two. It was then located on St. Clair Street.
Port Huron bought the two houses were bought by Port Huron in 2002 and reunited them at the city's Lighthouse Park adjacent to the Fort Gratiot Light Station County Park.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
Showing posts with label Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Some Interesting Facts About the City of Port Huron, Michigan-- Part 1: A Thomas Edison Connection
From the city site.
** French explorer Daniel Greysolon Duluth established Fort St. Joseph near the present site of the Blue Water Bridge in 1686.
** 1814: Fort Gratiot was established at the base of Lake Huron and was considered the first organized population in the area. It was built near the site of Fort St. Joseph.
1825: Fort Gratiot Lighthouse was built. It was the first lighthouse in Michigan. The present lighthouse was built in 1829.
1854: Thomas A. Edison's family moved to Port Huron where he worked at the railroad selling newspapers and "testing" his new inventions. That explains the Thomas Edison Parkway in Port Hudson. I did not know he lived there.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
** French explorer Daniel Greysolon Duluth established Fort St. Joseph near the present site of the Blue Water Bridge in 1686.
** 1814: Fort Gratiot was established at the base of Lake Huron and was considered the first organized population in the area. It was built near the site of Fort St. Joseph.
1825: Fort Gratiot Lighthouse was built. It was the first lighthouse in Michigan. The present lighthouse was built in 1829.
1854: Thomas A. Edison's family moved to Port Huron where he worked at the railroad selling newspapers and "testing" his new inventions. That explains the Thomas Edison Parkway in Port Hudson. I did not know he lived there.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
From the Pure Michigan Site.
Port Huron, the home of Fort Gratiot, is also the home of the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the first and oldest lighthouse in Michigan and the oldest on Lake Huron.
It is the oldest operating light on the Great Lakes, established in 1825 and rebuilt in 1829 and 1869.
The lighthouse is located on Lake Huron by the mouth of the St. Clair River and stands 86-feet tall and is made of red brick and painted white. The keeper's house and fog whistle house are painted painted red.
The lighthouse was built just north of the fort.
--Brock-Perry
Port Huron, the home of Fort Gratiot, is also the home of the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the first and oldest lighthouse in Michigan and the oldest on Lake Huron.
It is the oldest operating light on the Great Lakes, established in 1825 and rebuilt in 1829 and 1869.
The lighthouse is located on Lake Huron by the mouth of the St. Clair River and stands 86-feet tall and is made of red brick and painted white. The keeper's house and fog whistle house are painted painted red.
The lighthouse was built just north of the fort.
--Brock-Perry
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