The Minneapolis Shoal Light Station is a light house located in northern Green Bay, south of Peninsula Point near

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. It was listed on the

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in 2006.

History

Nineteenth century shipping traffic into

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went by way of Peninsula Point; to guide the traffic there, the

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was established in 1856. However, by the 1930s, shipping traffic had shifted far south of the point, and in response funds were appropriated for the Minneapolis Shoal Light Station in 1932. Construction was completed in 1934, and the light was first lit in 1935. The station was later automated in 1979, and is still in use.

Description

The Minneapolis Shoal Light Station is a cream colored octagonal tower, constructed of reinforced concrete, with an integral keeper's house. It is a twin of

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, built at approximately the same time. The design is a modification of one created by F. P. Dillon and W. G. Will, which was used in

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and

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. The Light Station sits on a square reinforced concrete pier, high and on a side. Atop the pier is a two-story base, high and on a side. The cellar and first floor of the base was built to house diesel generators, boilers, and compressors to provide power and heat to the light, fog signal, and keeper's quarters. The second floor of the base housed the keeper's quarters. The lighthouse tower is placed in the center of the building roof. The tower is tall, and tapers from at the base to beneath the gallery. The entire light is covered on the exterior with steel plates.

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* {{authority control Lighthouses completed in 1934 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Buildings and structures in Delta County, Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Delta County, Michigan 1934 establishments in Michigan