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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 ...
Cleveland West Pierhead Light, sometimes called Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, is a lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] [2] In 2023, the United States General Services Administration announced that the lighthouse would be sold by auction.
The Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light is a lighthouse located on Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. Painted red, the light is situated on the north pier of the southern entrance to the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. There are two lighthouses at this location, the other being the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse.
Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation located off the coast of Oswego, New York. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was built in 1934 to replace an earlier light constructed in 1880. It stands at the end of a 2,000-foot-long (610 m) breakwater at mouth of Oswego River , extending one-half mile (0.80 km) out onto Lake Ontario .
This pierhead light is one of a succession of lighthouses in this location, which were needed as the structures were destroyed by natural processes, or became obsolete as the piers were greatly extended. [2] The current lighthouse was built in 1906. It stands 50 feet tall, with a gently tapered shape, topped with a cylindrical lantern.
Kewaunee Pierhead Light ; Location: Kewaunee, Wisconsin: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1912/1931: Foundation: Pier: Construction: Steel and brick, wood frame upper: Automated: 1981: Height: 43 feet (13 m): Shape: Square [1]: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places : Light; First lit: 1931: Focal height: 13.5 ...
The south pier has a 37-foot (11 m) steel tower navigational aid. This was constructed when the lighthouse was moved to the north pier in 1927. [2] Manistee Pierhead Light was put up for sale under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in 2009. [9] On June 30, 2011, ownership of the light was transferred to the City of Manistee.
The Muskegon South Pierhead Light or Muskegon Pier Light is a lighthouse located on the channel in the harbor of Muskegon, Michigan.. This site is accessible to the public by walking through the pedestrian walkway between the NOAA and USCG stations.