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Notable faux lighthouses: Cooper Memorial (1997), on the Prairie Creek Reservoir near Muncie, is an active light but does not meet the Directory's size standard for a lighthouse. Gloryland Lighthouse, near New Castle, is not on navigable water.
North Breakwater, Chicago, Illinois: Area: 1 acre (0.40 ha) Built: 1893: Architect: United States Lighthouse Board: MPS: U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR: NRHP reference No. 84000986 [6] Significant dates; Added to NRHP: July 19, 1984: Designated CL: April 9, 2003
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois (2 P) Pages in category "Lighthouses in Illinois" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Waukegan Harbor Light is a lighthouse at the end of Government Pier at the foot of Madison Street in Waukegan, Illinois. [1] [2] It was first built in 1889 and moved when the pier was extended in the early twentieth century. At that time a fog signal building was added to the tower. There was a serious fire in 1967.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by state and territory on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of August 24, 2024, [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places website. [3]
The United States government agreed to construct the lighthouse at Grosse Point after several maritime disasters near the area showed need for it. Shoals were a real hazard, and ship traffic was increasing concurrent with development in the Midwest, the growth of Chicago, the aftermath of the Chicago Fire, and the increased trade and exploitation of natural resources throughout the Great Lakes ...
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Near Rosiclare: 4: Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site: Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site: November 21, 1978 : Northern bank of the Ohio River midway between Elizabethtown and Rosiclare [6: Near Rosiclare: 5: Rose Hotel: Rose Hotel