Lighthouse Collectable - Passage Island - Danbury Mint - NEW (Manchester)

Lighthouse Collectable - Passage Island - Danbury Mint - NEW

Michigan With increased mining of copper nickel and silver along the north shore of Lake Superior toward the end of the 1860 s the volume of vessel traffic making its way through the area increased dramatically. With many vessels making the deep-water passage between the northern tip of Isle Royale and Passage Island a scant three and a half miles to the north the Lighthouse Board determined that a light on the southern tip of Passage Island was necessary to mark the deepest northern edge of the channel. Realizing that the costs associated with construction at such a remote and inaccessible location would be high the Board requested an appropriation of 18 000 for the construction of the station in its annual report for the 1871 fiscal year. - Certificate of Authenticity from Danbury Mint included - 4 tall Contact tibbs839(at)aol.com