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Milwaukee Harbor entry N. pier, SE. corner of H.W. Maier Festival Park: 42-foot lighthouse built in 1906 on the end of a pier in Milwaukee's harbor. [185] 123: Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged: Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged: May 10, 2023
The Coast Guard decommissioned the lighthouse in 1994. In 2003 Milwaukee County leased the lighthouse and keepers quarters to the North Point Lighthouse Friends and they began restoration of the tower and keepers quarters. A $984,000 grant was used to restore the light station and it re-opened to the public as a maritime museum in 2007. [5]
Milwaukee Pierhead Light ; Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1872: Foundation: concrete pier: Construction: Steel: Automated: circa 1939: Height: 41 feet (12 m) [2]: Shape: Frustum of a cone, decagonal lantern room: Markings: Red with black lantern and parapet [4]: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Light; First lit: 1872: Focal ...
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The Chases staked claims around the mouth of the Milwaukee River expecting growth there, but in the 1850s the harbor outlet was moved to the north, and the city of Milwaukee developed around it. [4] In 1855, the Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Rail Road established its first Milwaukee-area depot in Bay View. The community was named for its ...
A 23-year-old Texas college student is dead after her family said she unknowingly ingested peanuts while out on a date at a restaurant.
Lake Park in 1890. Historic North Point Lighthouse at left, in background.. Covering 138.1-acre (559,000 m 2) on the shore of Lake Michigan, [2] the park is part of a mostly contiguous stretch of lakefront amenities that extend north from Milwaukee's downtown, including Bradford Beach, various parks, McKinley Marina, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.