Saginaw River Rear Range Light
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saginaw-river-rear-range-light-264-10412674
title:
Saginaw River Rear Range Light
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The first Saginaw River lighthouse was constructed from 1839 to 1841, in a period when large quantities of lumber were being harvested and shipped from the heart of Michigan via river and the Great Lakes to the East Coast of the United States via the Erie Canal and Hudson River. This connection to major eastern markets was critical to the development of central Michigan. In 1867 the United States Corps of Engineers dredged the Saginaw River to enable passage by larger ships upriver. This change
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Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saginaw_River_Rear_Range_Light
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date modified:
2023-10-29T18:31:42Z
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