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The Alpena Light, also known as the Thunder Bay River Lighthouse〔(Thunderbay National Marine Sanctuary, Thunder Bay River Lighthouse. )〕 or Alpena Breakwater Light,〔 is a lighthouse on Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan. Standing on the north breakwater of Alpena Harbor, the light marks the entrance to the Thunder Bay River from Thunder Bay.〔 The current lighthouse, built in 1914, replaced earlier wooden structures which had been in use since 1877 and 1888.〔(Beacons in the Night: Michigan Lighthouse Chronology ), Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University.〕 The current light is a weather-protected structure on a steel frame. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and the state inventory list the same year.〔National Park Service (, Maritime Heritage Program, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Michigan Lighthouses, Alpena Light. )〕
==History and description==
The history of the Alpena Lights closely follows the history of the local timber industry. Shipping in and out of the Thunder Bay River has historically concentrated on logs, cut lumber, and rolls of paper and newsprint. The first petition for a lighthouse at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River, from a consortium of men active in the local lumber industry, came in 1857. Other pleas followed.〔
Congress partly responded to these appeals in 1867 with an appropriation of $10,000 to build a light at nearby Trowbridge Point. After further appeals directly to the United States Lighthouse Board, the Board advised Congress to move the location of the prospective light to the mouth of the Thunder Bay River. This recommendation was a key element in the final location of the Alpena Light. Congress approved the recommendation in 1868.〔
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