WayfarrowMinnesota Point Light
Lighthouse · St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota Point Light is a lighthouse in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Minnesota has 9 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in St. Louis County.
It was built in 1858, in the Civil War era, making it the oldest of the 8 in Minnesota with a recorded construction date; it guards Lake Superior; it was deactivated in 1913; the structure is built of brick.
Status check, 2026-11: Minnesota's first lighthouse (1858) stands only as a ruin: the brick tower was originally 50 ft and is now cut down to roughly 30 ft, so the record's 15 m is the original height, and sources disagree on when it was deactivated. Minnesota Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 1 mile away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 46.7100° N, 92.0259° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1858 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1913 |
| Body of water | Lake Superior |
| Material | brick |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 46.71000, -92.02590 |
Nearby places
- Wisconsin Point Lightlighthouse · Douglas County · 0.9 mi
- Duluth Harbor North Pier Lightlighthouse · St. Louis County · 5.7 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Outer Lightlighthouse · St. Louis County · 5.7 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Inner Lightlighthouse · St. Louis County · 5.7 mi
- Amnicon Falls Bridgecovered bridge · Douglas County · 9.4 mi
- Harlisghost town · Pine County · 24.7 mi
- Two Harbors Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Lake County · 26.8 mi
- Two Harbors Lighthouselighthouse · Lake County · 27.1 mi
- Beldenghost town · Pine County · 30.1 mi
- Londonghost town · Lake County · 40.3 mi
- Splitrockghost town · Lake County · 43.8 mi
- Fermoyghost town · St. Louis County · 44.1 mi
Questions
Where is Minnesota Point Light?
Minnesota Point Light is in St. Louis County, Minnesota, at 46.7100, -92.0259.
How many lighthouses are in St. Louis County?
St. Louis County, Minnesota has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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