Engineering:Windmill Point Light (Michigan)
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The Windmill Point Light was a lighthouse built in 1838 at the confluence of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was funded by a Congressional appropriation of $5,000 in March 1837.[1] The current structure, which dates from 1933,[1] has an octagonal base made of concrete which is one story tall, topped by a 33-foot cylindrical white steel-plate tower. The total height of the structure is 45 feet.[2] The first lighthouse keeper was John Martin, a veteran of the War of 1812.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Windmill Point Lighthouse". https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=164.
- ↑ "Windmill Point Light, Detroit". May 1, 2017. http://travelthemitten.com/lighthouses/windmill-point-light-detroit/.
- ↑ "Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Welcome to the Windmill Point Lighthouse". 16 July 2019. https://www.higbiemaxon.com/blog/historical-architecture-of-grosse-pointe-welcome-to-the-windmill-point-lighthouse.html.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill Point Light (Michigan).
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