Windmill Point Light (Michigan)

Windmill Point Light
Map
LocationDetroit, US
Coordinates42°21′27″N 82°55′54″W / 42.3576°N 82.9318°W / 42.3576; -82.9318
Tower
Constructed1933 Edit this on Wikidata
Height45 ft (14 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylinder Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Lenssixth order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Intensity12,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata

The Windmill Point Light was a lighthouse built in 1838 at the confluence of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was funded by a Congressional appropriation of $5,000 in March 1837.[1] The current structure, which dates from 1933,[1] has an octagonal base made of concrete which is one story tall, topped by a 33-foot cylindrical white steel-plate tower. The total height of the structure is 45 feet.[2] The first lighthouse keeper was John Martin, a veteran of the War of 1812.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Windmill Point Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.
  2. ^ "Windmill Point Light, Detroit". May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Welcome to the Windmill Point Lighthouse". www.higbiemaxon.com. 16 July 2019.


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