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 Wind Point Lighthouse - Wind Point, WI
N 42° 46.874 W 087° 45.473
16T E 438007 N 4736800
These bricks form the paving for a beautiful park area overlooking Lake Michigan at the Wind Point Lighthouse. They are located at Windridge Dr in Wind Point, WI.
Waymark Code: WM5FTW
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2009
Views: 9
The marker reads:
"THE WIND POINT
LIGHTHOUSE |
To assist navigation around the point into Racine harbor, the Wind Point Lighthouse began functioning in 1880 with a kerosene lamp, focused and magnified by a third order Fresnel lens. Its light could be seen for 19 miles.
At 108 feet, it is one of the tallest and oldest lighthouses still serving navigation on the Great Lakes. Its fog horns, which last sounded in 1964, could be heard for 10 miles.
In recognition of the key role this lighthouse has played in the maritime history of Racine County, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
In 1997, the National Park Service awarded ownership of the property to the Village of Wind Point. The Coast Guard still maintains the light as a public navigation aid. |
Erected in 2002 by Friends of the Wind Point Lighthouse
in memory of Judge Richard G. Harvey, Jr." |
Setting of your bricks:: Other, please specify in your description
Name of Display: Wind Point Lighthouse
Approximate number of bricks in display: 500
Name on One Brick: Alfred Wm. Hansen
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