Superior Entry S. Breakwater offshore end. 0.4 mi. NE of Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wisconsin. County/parish: Douglas.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 01, 2007. NRIS 07000102.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Wisconsin Point Light is a lighthouse located in Superior, on Wisconsin Point, in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.
The light and attached fog horn building sits within a 10-mile (16 km) long sand bar – stretching between the ports of Duluth and Superior. This sand bar makes the Duluth–Superior Harbor one of the safest harbors in the world. It is "reputedly the longest freshwater sand bar in the world" and is split by this opening near its center, where the lighthouse is located. The Minnesota side of the opening is known as "Minnesota Point" (Park Point) and the Wisconsin side is known as "Wisconsin Point." It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It stands erect at 70 ft. tall.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325013