Windmill Point Light (Michigan)

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]

Windmill Point Light

Location	Detroit, United States
Coordinates	42°21′27″N 82°55′54″W
Tower
Constructed	1933
Height	45 ft (14 m)
Shape	cylinder
Light
Lens	sixth order Fresnel lens
Intensity	12,000 candela