Point Iroquois Light
Point Iroquois Light (July 2018) | |
| Location | Whitefish Bay, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°29.021′N 84°37.541′W / 46.483683°N 84.625683°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1856 |
| Foundation | Cement |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1962 |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Shape | Frustum of a cone |
| Markings | White tower, black parapet and lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1856 / 1870 |
| Deactivated | 1971 |
| Focal height | 72 feet (22 m) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 13 nautical miles; 24 kilometres (15 mi) |
| Characteristic | flash every 30 seconds |
Point Iroquois Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Brimley, Michigan |
| Area | less than 1-acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000940 |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 1975 |
Point Iroquois Light is a lighthouse on a Chippewa County bluff in the U.S. state of Michigan. Point Iroquois and its light mark the division line between Whitefish Bay and the western end of the St. Marys River, the connection between Lake Superior and other Great Lakes.
Point Iroquois includes a larger geographic area than the light station site. It was named for the Iroquois warriors massacred there by the Ojibwe in 1662. Native Algonkians called the point "Nadouenigoning", composed of the words "Nadone" (Iroquois) and "Akron" (bone).