Point Iroquois Light Station - Brimley MI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The first Point Iroquois light was a 45-foot-tall (14 m) rubble stone tower with a wooden lantern deck, outfitted with a flashing white fourth order Fresnel lens.

In 1870, after the first lighthouse and keepers' quarters building were torn down. the second and current Point Iroquois Light was constructed, this time at an estimated cost of $18,000. The present Cape Cod style white brick lighthouse was built and ran continuously for 93 years, guiding ships in and out of the Soo Locks. It has a 65-foot (20 m) tower height, and a focal plane that is variously reported as 68 or 72 feet (21 or 22 m). The new Light and keepers' quarters became visual focuses of the shoreline lumber community of Brimley, Michigan.

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Street address: 6 mi. NW of Brimley in the Hiawatha National Forest Brimley, MI County / Borough / Parish: Chippewa Year listed: 1975 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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