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St.
Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Light are two lighthouse structures situated off the southeastern tip of Harsens Island at Lake St.
Clair.
Rear light in 1904 By the late 1830s, it was recognized that constructing a shipping channel through the delta at the base of the Saint Clair River would be an aid in shipping.
An 1842 survey by the Corps of Topographical Engineers recommended dredging the channel, but due in part to opposition by President James K. Polk, no federal funds were appropriated for a decade.
In 1852, $20,000 was appropriated for improvements, but the money was quickly spent with little result.
Meanwhile, the opening of the St.
Mary's Falls Ship Canal in Sault Ste.
Marie increased shipping through the Great Lakes, and left the Saint Clair delta as the major bottleneck to commerce through the lakes.
In the early 1850s, numerous ship ran aground in the area, often blocking the entire canal and preventing access by other ships.
Congress voted to appropriate further funds for improvements in 1854, but President Franklin Pierce vetoed the bills, as he did again in 1855 and 1856.
By this time, the problem was severe, and in 1856, Congress overrode the presidential veto, and $45,000 was appropriated.
From this funding, the canal dredging was completed, and two lighthouses and a nearby beacon constructed at the mouth of the channel.
The two lighthouses were completed by 1859.
In 1866, a further $60,000 was appropriated for improvements.
However, the United States Army Corps of Engineers recommended abandoning the current channel （known as the "south channel"） and opening up a ne...