Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Minnesota Lighthouses--Two Harbors Light

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TWO HARBORS LIGHT

State: MINNESOTA
Location: POINT BETWEEN AGATE & BURLINGTON BAYS
Nearest City: TWO HARBORS
County: LAKE
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1892

Photo courtesy Lake County Historical Society

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1892
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1982
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: RED W/WHITE TRIM
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 49
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1892
Present Optic: DCB-224
Year Present Lens Installed: 1970
Height of Focal Plane: 78
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY AT THE INLAND SEAS MUSEUM, VERMILLION, OHIO
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES (MODIFIED)

Year Constructed: 1892
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: REMOVED

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1892
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Construction Materials: RED BRICK

Other Structures: WOOD STORAGE BUILDING, RED BRICK OIL HOUSE, WOODEN ASST. KEEPERS DWELLING (1892), WOOD GARAGE (1936)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM/BED & BREAKFAST

Owner/Manager: LAKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84001483
Name of Listing: TWO HARBORS LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1984

Miscellaneous:
PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MESABI RANGE IRON INDUSTRY

Last Modified: Tues, Feb 26 2002 10:47:02 am EDT
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