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St. Helena Light Station - 1873

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At high water will not exceed 1/4 acre.

hard gravel

30'

none

no regular road

By path across island or by following around beach from a dock 1 mile N of station. Or by boat from Mackinac. Dock mentioned is private dock on St. Helena Island, & is not visited by any regular line of boats.

There is a good steamboat landing about 1 mile from the station, but it is not used by any regular line of boats.

1 mile

by steamboat to Mackinac

by small boat from Mackinac.

tower

1873

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