Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake County, Minnesota
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| - | {{AddaMemory}} | + | {{AddaMemory}}Every year on November 10th, the navigational beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse is lit in memory of the 29 men who perished on the ore boat, Edmund Fitzgerald, when hit by a violent storm on Lake Superior; and for all other vessels lost on the Great Lakes. |
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|structure_intro=After sever storms caused catastrophic shipping losses on Lake Superior's North Shore in 1905, congress authorized the building of new lighthouses on the lake. The Split Rock light was completed in 1910 and remained in service until 1969 when modern navigational aids made it obsolete. With the completion of the North Shore highway to the area in 1924, the lighthouse,with its spectacular views of the lake and shoreline, became a popular tourist stop. Obtained by the State of Minnesota in 1971, the lighthouse and its supporting buildings are operated as an historic site by the [http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/srl/ Minnesota Historical Society]. | |structure_intro=After sever storms caused catastrophic shipping losses on Lake Superior's North Shore in 1905, congress authorized the building of new lighthouses on the lake. The Split Rock light was completed in 1910 and remained in service until 1969 when modern navigational aids made it obsolete. With the completion of the North Shore highway to the area in 1924, the lighthouse,with its spectacular views of the lake and shoreline, became a popular tourist stop. Obtained by the State of Minnesota in 1971, the lighthouse and its supporting buildings are operated as an historic site by the [http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/srl/ Minnesota Historical Society]. | ||
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| Location of Structure: | On the North Shore of Lake Superior, 20 miles north of Two Harbors, MN on MN Highway 61. |
| City/locality- State/province | Two Harbors, MN, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Lake County County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1910 |
| Builder: | United States Lighthouse Service |
| Historic Function: | Other |
| Current Function of Structure: | Other |
Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake County, Minnesota
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| National Register of Historic Places Information | |
| Reference URL: | [Reference] |
| Certification date: | 1969/06/23 |
| Level of significance: | State |
Every year on November 10th, the navigational beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse is lit in memory of the 29 men who perished on the ore boat, Edmund Fitzgerald, when hit by a violent storm on Lake Superior; and for all other vessels lost on the Great Lakes.
After sever storms caused catastrophic shipping losses on Lake Superior's North Shore in 1905, congress authorized the building of new lighthouses on the lake. The Split Rock light was completed in 1910 and remained in service until 1969 when modern navigational aids made it obsolete. With the completion of the North Shore highway to the area in 1924, the lighthouse,with its spectacular views of the lake and shoreline, became a popular tourist stop. Obtained by the State of Minnesota in 1971, the lighthouse and its supporting buildings are operated as an historic site by the Minnesota Historical Society.Contents |
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