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Windmill Point Light (Ontario)
Windmill Point Light may refer to: *Windmill Point Light (Michigan), in Detroit, Michigan *Windmill Point Light (Vermont), in Lake Champlain *Windmill Point Light (Virginia), in the Chesapeake Bay *Windmill Point Light (Ontario), in Prescott, Ontario, Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill Point Light (Michigan)
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. The current structure, which dates from 1933, 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. The first lighthouse keeper was John Martin, a veteran of the War of 1812. References Lighthouses {{Lighthouse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill Point Light (Vermont)
The Windmill Point Light in Vermont is the northernmost lighthouse on Lake Champlain. Extinguished for seventy years, it was reactivated in 2002 to replace the skeleton tower erected next to it. It is named after the Windmill Point peninsula, where it is located. History The first lighthouse on this site was privately erected in 1830. In 1858, the Lighthouse Service contracted with the Ellis and O'Neil firm to erect the present octagonal tower, which is connected directly to the keeper's house. Together with the Isle La Motte Light, it forms a rough line marking the channel through the center of the lake. It remained in service until 1931, when a steel tower was erected on the property with an automated acetylene light on top. The keeper's house was transferred to the customs service for use in battling smuggling during Prohibition. The tower and house were eventually sold to a private individual. In 1963 the light was purchased by Lockwood Clark, who had come across the then- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill Point Light (Virginia)
The Windmill Point Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Rappahannock River. History This light was erected in 1869 to replace the last of three lightships stationed at this location to mark the end of the Rappahannock Spit, a shoal extending east from Windmill Point itself. These lightships were stationed beginning in 1839, the first being seized by the Confederates in the Civil War. As was typical of such an exposed location, ice was a serious threat, and the light was badly damaged in the winter of 1917–1918, with repairs not completed until 1921. Automation came in 1954, and the house was removed in favor of a skeleton tower in 1965. As with the nearby Stingray Point Light The Stingray Point Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Rappahannock River. History Stingray Point took its name from an incident in which John Smith was stung by a stingray while fishing nearby. The light was built in 1858 to ma ..., a private party, one Dr William A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |