Built in 1855. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
“The Rock Harbor Lighthouse is a light station located in Rock Harbor on Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.”
Wikipedia article Rock Harbor Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Keweenaw County · listed in 1977 · category: Building · built in 1855.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Rock Harbor Lighthouse between 1998 and 2013, burning about 9 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Isle Royale National Park | MOOSE LAKE1 |
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Isle Royale National Park | RICHIE EAST |
| 6 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Isle Royale National Park | SARGENT LAKE |
| 2 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Isle Royale National Park | PICKEREL C |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 7.6 acres | Isle Royale National Park | LAKEJOHN |
| 23 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Isle Royale National Park | THREEMIJCT |
| 15 June 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Isle Royale National Park | ANDERSON WF |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Rock Harbor Lighthouse: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epidote Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1846, 1848 | |
| Ransom Mine | Copper | Past Producer | Copper | |
| Saginaw Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1875, 1879 | |
| Siskowit Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1847, 1855 |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Edisen Fishery | 0.2 miles | 1977 |
 | Ojibway Fire Tower | 2.0 miles | 2021 |
| Minong | 7.2 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000154 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Keweenaw County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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