Built in 1892. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Two Harbors Light is the oldest operating lighthouse in the US state of Minnesota. Overlooking Lake Superior's Agate Bay, the lighthouse is located in Two Harbors, Minnesota.”
Wikipedia article Two Harbors Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1892.
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 133 fires within 5 miles of Two Harbors Light Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Two Harbors, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Harbors | $5,000 | The top part of a healthy pine tree was knocked over by the wind and punctured a garage roof. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Harbors | - | Trees up to 10 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Harbors | - | Several trees were blown down. For the second morning in a row, a large complex of severe thunderstorms formed over the western Dakotas in the evening and moved into northeast Minnesota early the following morning. Again, this was primarily a wind event, with no reports of large hail or tornadoes. One man was killed when lightning struck the tree he was standing under. Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 70 kts (80 mph) were observed as the squall line moved through the region. Many trees and power lines were blown down, causing extensive and widespread power and cable TV outages. Wind damage to boats, vehicles, buildings, and antennas also occurred, either directly or by falling trees. The hardest hit area extended from around Brainarrowrowd in Crow Wing County to near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, then northeast across the Iron Range of central St. Louis County, including the cities of Hibbing, Virginia, and Aurora. In some communities, trucks with plows were needed to clear roads made impassable by fallen trees. Thousands of electric customers were without power for at least 24 hours following the storm. The general manager for the Hibbing Public Utilities said it was the worst windstorm in at least 10 years. Other damage in Hibbing included construction signs and portable toilets that were tipped over. A fabric storage building was lifted by the wind, and an awning was ripped off the Pella Windows store. Trees touching power lines caused a few small fires. Other nearby communities suffering large numbers of downed trees and power outages were Kelly Lake, Chisholm, Nashwauk, Keewatin, and Leetonia. In Grand Rapids, power to half the city was out for hours and hundreds of power lines were down. Highway 169 south of the city was completely blocked by fallen trees. In Virginia, the Boyer True Value Hardware and Lumber store lost the roof from one of its buildings. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Two Harbors | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | EDNA G (tugboat) | 0.4 miles | 1975 |
 | Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Depot | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | John Dwan Office Building | 0.6 miles | 1992 |
 | Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence | 0.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Two Harbors Carnegie Library | 0.7 miles | 1986 |
 | Bridge No. 3589-Silver Creek Township | 2.9 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001483 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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