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Name: Limekiln Crossing Rear Range Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada

Location: Detroit River, near Bois Blanc Island.


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Photo: Canadian Coast Guard, Quebec Region.
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Notes:
The locations of the two range towers have moved a number of times since the range was established in 1886. The front tower was described in 1936 as a red, square, steel skeleton tower with a red hexagonal iron lantern.

Tower Height: 51

Height of Focal Plane: 66

Characteristic and Range: Fixed red.

Description of Tower: 1914: Red, square, steel skeleton tower with a red hexagonal iron lantern, on a square concrete foundation.

This light is not operational

Earlier Towers?
1886: ?; 1891: Red iron skeleton tower surmounted by a metal lantern.

Date Established: 1886

Date Deactivated: Late 1930s

Current Use: Unknown.


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