La Pointe Light

Infobox_Lighthouse


caption =
location = Long Island, Wisconsin
coordinates = coord|46|43|42|N|90|47|06|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1896
automated = 1964
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Concrete
construction = Cast iron
shape = White, Skeletal with a central column
height = 64 ft (19.5 m)
lens = Fourth order Fresnel lens
range = 8 statute miles (13 km)
characteristic = Green, [Isophase (Equal interval), 6 sec
ARLHS = USA-423
USCG = 7-15280The La Pointe Light is a lighthouse located on Long Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield.

Currently owned by the National Park Service and part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, as reference number 83003366. Listed in the Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, WI-325 and WI-325-A. It is one of the oldest skeletal lighthouses on the Great Lakes and played an important role in transportation on Lake Superior.

A square wooden tower, constructed in 1858, was located around 3000 feet west (0.9 km) of the current light. The previous lens was moved to the Chequamegon Point Lighthouse in 1897.

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/apis/longlite.htm NPS - La Pointe (Long Island) Light Station]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=696 Lighthouse friends article]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/park/lapointe.htm NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin]
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V7COMPLETE.PDF Volume 7, USCG Lightlist (PDF)]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wi0259 Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey] Survey number HABS WI-325
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wi0314 Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey] Survey number HABS WI-325-A