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English: An aerial view of the North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was taken by a Phantom 3 Advanced quad copter. This was taken by a Phantom 3 Advanced quad copter. Date
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]
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.. If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United 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 ...
The neighborhood is home to several historic Milwaukee landmarks and attractions: the 150-year-old North Point Water Tower, 168-year-old North Point Lighthouse and 138-acre public Lake Park for ...
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.
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 Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse, which has dotted the city's landscape since 1926, has been empty since 1966. And despite a local nonprofit's promises to restore the historical landmark in ...