Location: WHITEFISH BAY/LAKE SUPERIOR
Body of Water: Superior
County: Chippewa
Year Station Established: 1848
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 46° 46' 18"
Longitude: 84° 57' 24" |
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHITEFISH POINT LIGHTHOUSE
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| Year Constructed: |
1861 |
| Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: |
1861 |
| Operational? |
Yes |
| Automated? |
1970 |
| Deactivated: |
Not Available |
| Foundation Materials: |
CONCRETE/PILE |
| Construction Materials: |
CAST IRON |
| Ancillary Buildings: |
Yes |
| Grounds: |
Yes |
| Bottomlands: |
No |
| COE Structure: |
No |
| Architectural Style: |
SKELETAL |
| Markings/Pattern: |
WHITE W/RED ROOF |
| Relationship to Other Structure: |
ATTACHED |
| Original Lens: |
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1857 |
| Owner: |
Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society |
| Open to the Public? |
No |
| Museum: |
Yes |
| National Register Status: |
LISTED; Reference #73000947 |
| History: |
MUSEUM HOUSES THIRD ORDER LENS FROM WHITE SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE |
