Split Rock Lighthouse
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Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, US on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service for $75,000, including the buildings and the land. It is considered one of the most picturesque lighthouses in the United States.
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Location | Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Beaver Bay Township, Lake County, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 47.20005°N 91.3669°W / 47.20005; -91.3669 |
Tower | |
Foundation | stone |
Construction | brick |
Height | 54-foot (16 m) tower on a 130-foot (40 m) cliff |
Shape | Octagonal |
Heritage | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1910 |
Deactivated | 1969 |
Focal height | 40 m (130 ft) |
Lens | 3rd order, bi-valve type Fresnel lens |
Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) |
Characteristic | 0.5-second flash every 9.5 seconds |
Split Rock Lighthouse | |
Nearest city | Two Harbors, Minnesota |
NRHP reference No. | 69000073 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 1969[1] |
Designated NHL | June 23, 2011 |
Split Rock Lighthouse museum | |
Established | 1969 |
Location | 3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd., Two Harbors, Minnesota USA |
Coordinates | 47.20005°N 91.3669°W / 47.20005; -91.3669 |
Type | History Museum |
Visitors | 160,000 [2] |
Employees | Hayes Scriven, Lighthouse Keeper [3] |
Website | https://www.mnhs.org/splitrock/ |
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