List of lighthouses in Wisconsin
Appearance
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Wisconsin as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources. There is only one active light in the state, though another has been replaced by a skeleton tower; a third still stands but is inactive. The rest have all been destroyed.
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from theUnited States Coast Guard Light List,[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]
Notes
- ^ If there is a second date, it represents the date the most recent tower was lit.
- ^ Date original lens was removed; may have been automated earlier.
- ^ Location of current light; the two towers are adjacent.
- ^ automated from beginning
- ^ a b The former Kenosha North Pierhead Light is now designated as Kenosha Light.
- ^ first tower ruins
- ^ a b second tower
- ^ current front light location
References
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ "Baileys Harbor Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ "Baleys Harbor Range Lights". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ Light List: Great Lakes, United States and Canada. Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 220. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ a b "Chambers Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ a b Pepper, Terry. "Chequamegon Point Light". Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Light List: Great Lakes: United States and Canada. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1924. p. 230. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- ^ "Grassy Island Rage, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
- ^ a b "Green Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Kenosha Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ "Kenosha Pierhead Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ a b "Kevich Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ a b "Long Tail Point, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b "North Point Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Anderson, Kraig. "Port Washington, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Port Washington Main Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Racine Harbor, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ^ a b c "Racine Breakwater, WI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ Racine Harbor (nautical chart). 1:10,000. NOAA. 1984. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ "Raspberry Island Light". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Raspberry Island Lighthouse". Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Two Rivers Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Focal Heights". Retrieved 2015-10-02.