Minneapolis Shoal Light Station
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The Minneapolis Shoal Light Station is a light house located in northern Green Bay, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) south of Peninsula Point near Big Bay de Noc, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[3]
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Location | Northern Green Bay, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) south of Peninsula Point, near Big Bay de Noc, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 45°32′10″N 86°59′54″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1934[1] |
Foundation | Concrete pier on concrete crib[2] |
Construction | Steel, reinforced concrete[2] |
Automated | 1979[2] |
Height | 70 feet (21 m)[2] |
Shape | Octagonal[2] |
Markings | Cream colored[2] |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1935[2] |
Focal height | 25 m (82 ft) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens[2] |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
Minneapolis Shoal Light Station | |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Service 12th Dist.; Office of Supt. of Lighthouses |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06001025[3] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 2006 |
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