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Baileys Harbor Front Range Light
Skeleton tower (now removed), front range light, rear range light(way in back)
Map
LocationBaileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°04′13″N 87°07′11″W / 45.07028°N 87.11972°W / 45.07028; -87.11972[citation needed]
FoundationField stone
ConstructionWood
Automated1930
Height21 feet (6.4 m)
ShapeSquare base, upper is octagonal
MarkingsKRW
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1869
Deactivated1969-2015
LensFifth order Fresnel (1897)[2]
Characteristic
Baileys Harbor Range Light
Baileys Harbor Range Lights is located in Wisconsin
Baileys Harbor Range Lights
Baileys Harbor Range Lights is located in the United States
Baileys Harbor Range Lights
LocationRoughly Co. Rd. Q, Ridges Rd., and WI 57, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°4′19″N 87°7′13″W / 45.07194°N 87.12028°W / 45.07194; -87.12028
Area5.4 acres (2.2 ha)
Built1869
ArchitectBreitbach, Andrew
NRHP reference No.89001466[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 1989
Baileys Harbor Rear Range Light
Rear range light
Map
LocationBaileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°04′22″N 87°07′16″W / 45.07278°N 87.12111°W / 45.07278; -87.12111[citation needed]
FoundationField stone
ConstructionWood
Automated1930
Height30 feet (9.1 m)[3]
ShapeSquare, atop a house
MarkingsWhite w/black and red markings
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1870
Deactivated1969-2015
Focal height36 feet (11 m)[4]
LensFifth order Fresnel
Characteristicdirectional mark
Baileys Harbor Directional Light
Map
LocationBaileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°04′11.305″N 87°07′9.781″W / 45.06980694°N 87.11938361°W / 45.06980694; -87.11938361[7]
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionMetal skeleton tower with red/white/red dayboard
Height21 ft (6.4 m)[3]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1969
Deactivated2015
Focal height21 feet (6.4 m)[4]
CharacteristicWhite light Flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340°[8]

The Baileys Harbor Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses arranged in a range light configuration, located near Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.

History

The range lights replaced the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000.[10] They are approximately 980 feet (300 m) apart and aligned on a 340° bearing line to guide boats safely into the harbor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary, which is listed on the List of National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin. The grounds may be visited and guided tours are given during peak tourist seasons.

The Bailey's Harbor Range Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Reference #89001466, as BAILEYS HARBOR RANGE LIGHT. It is also on the State List/Inventory as of 1988.[10]

After 1969, the Coast Guard removed lighting equipment from the original buildings and replaced them with a single directional light on the beach. In 1990, the Ridges Sanctuary took possession of the buildings and began restoring them; this was completed during the 1990s, when both buildings were rewired to supply electricity to the lamps. A skeleton tower, which was listed in Volume VII of the United States Coast Guard light list, provided shipping guidance until 2015, when the original range lights were updated with modern LED lamps and brought back online.

Notes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ a b Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Rear Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-027".
  6. ^ a b "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  8. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2003. p. 210.
  9. ^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Lower Front Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-936".
  10. ^ a b National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin

Further reading

Baileys Harbor Directional Light

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