List of lighthouses in Minnesota
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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Minnesota as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are five active lights in the state; one light is inactive but has been converted to a museum, and one is in ruins.
The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1858[1] and the last in 1922 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest active light is the Two Harbors Light.[2]
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[3] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Duluth North Pier Light | Duluth | 46°46′52″N 92°05′17″W / 46.7810°N 92.0881°W / 46.7810; -92.0881 (Duluth North Pier Light) | 1910 | Unknown | Active | LED | 046 46 ft (14 m) | |
Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light | Duluth | 46°46′44″N 92°05′30″W / 46.7788°N 92.0918°W / 46.7788; -92.0918 (Duluth South Breakwater Light) | 1889 (Former) 1901 (Current) | 1976 | Active | LED | 068 68 ft (21 m) | |
Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light | Duluth | 46°46′48″N 92°05′15″W / 46.7801°N 92.0875°W / 46.7801; -92.0875 (Duluth South Breakwater Light) | 1874 (Former) 1901 (Current) | 1976 | Active | LED | 044 44 ft (13 m) | |
Grand Marais Light | Grand Marais | 47°44′43″N 90°20′16″W / 47.7452°N 90.3379°W / 47.7452; -90.3379 (Grand Marais Light) | 1885 (Former) 1922 (Current) | 1937 | Active | LED | 048 48 ft (15 m) | |
Minnesota Point Light | Duluth | 46°42′36″N 92°01′33″W / 46.7100°N 92.0259°W / 46.7100; -92.0259 (Minnesota Point Light)[4] | 1858 | Never | 1913 (Now in ruins) | None | Unknown | |
Split Rock Lighthouse | Beaver Bay Township | 47°12′00″N 91°22′02″W / 47.1999°N 91.3671°W / 47.1999; -91.3671 (Split Rock Light)[5] | 1910 | Never | 1969 (Now a museum) | Third-order Fresnel | 168 168 ft (51 m)[5] | |
Two Harbors Light | Two Harbors | 47°00′50″N 91°39′49″W / 47.0140°N 91.6635°W / 47.0140; -91.6635 (Two Harbors Light) | 1892 | 1980 | Active (Also a museum) | DCB-224 | 078 78 ft (24 m) | |
Two Harbors Breakwater Light | Two Harbors | 47°00′38″N 91°40′10″W / 47.0106°N 91.6695°W / 47.0106; -91.6695 (Two Harbors Breakwater Light) | 1906[6] | Unknown | Active (Inactive: 1947–1950[6]) | LED | 033 33.5 ft (10.2 m)[6] |
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Minnesota". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Minnesota". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
- ^ "calculated using Google Maps and 1952 chart of Duluth–Superior Harbors". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ a b "Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota". LighthouseFriends.
- ^ a b c "Two Harbors Breakwater, MN". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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