Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Minnesota Lighthouses--Duluth Harbor North Breakwater Light

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DULUTH HARBOR NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT

State: MINNESOTA
Location: DULUTH HARBOR/LAKE SUPERIOR
Nearest City: DULUTH
County: ST. LOUIS
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1910

HABS/HAER photo by Charles Hyde, 1979

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1910
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE BREAKWATER
Construction Materials: STEEL/CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER/BLACK LANTERN AND BASE
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 37
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 46
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed:
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials:

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing: DULUTH SHIP CANAL (DOE)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tues, Feb 26 2002 9:45:02 am EDT
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