North Point Lighthouse
N 43° 03.934 W 087° 52.252
16T E 429092 N 4768463
The North Point Lighthouse in Lake Park in Milwaukee, WI. This structure replaced Milwaukee's first lighthouse in 1855.
Waymark Code: WM2230
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2007
Views: 29
They are currently doing restoration on the lighthouse and hopefully it will be open to the general public soon.
The historical marker reads:
"Milwaukee's first lighthouse was erected in 1837 on a 56 foot bluff at the east end of Wisconsin Ave. It was replaced in 1855 by a 28 foot tower 100 feet east of the present location. Erosion forced rebuilding in the 1870's and relocation inland. Construction was entirely of bolted cast iron sections. In 1912, a steel plate lower section was built and the iron tower placed on top, giving the light a height of 160 feet above the lake.
The first lantern burned mineral oil. A new lens, installed in 1868, is still in use. The present light source is a 25,000 candlepower lamp rotated electrically and controlled by an automatic clock. The lens focuses a 1,300,000 candlepower signal visible for 25 miles.
United States Coast Guard
Milwaukee County Historical Society
Dedicated 1975"
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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