Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

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Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
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Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Location Ashland, Wisconsin
Coordinates 46°37′42″N90°52′12″W / 46.62833°N 90.87000°W / 46.62833; -90.87000
Tower
Constructed1915 [1]
FoundationConcrete pier
Construction Reinforced concrete / steel
Height58 feet (18 m) [2]
ShapeCylindrical watch room on octagonal pyramid tower [3]
Markingswhite with red cap on lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1915
Focal height60 feet (18 m) [4]
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8-inch (250 mm) acrylic plastic lens solar powered [3] (current)
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) [5]
Characteristic White, Flashing, 6 sec [5]
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Nearest city Ashland, Wisconsin
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectU.S. Bureau of Lighthouses; 11th District
MPS Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000103 [6]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 2007

The Ashland Harbor Breakwater lighthouse, also known as Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse, is an operational lighthouse located near Ashland in Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA. [7] Located in Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, it is owned and managed by the National Park Service, and is a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. [8] It sits at the end of a long and detached breakwater, which creates an artificial harbor. [9]

Contents

A lighthouse keeper's quarters and a boathouse, constructed in 1916, are located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the light. There are additional living quarters on the second and third stories of the lighthouse. [10]

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References

  1. Daniel Koski-Karell; Jayne Aaron; Daniel Hart (2006-10-04). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light". National Park Service . Retrieved 2018-05-05. With 7 photos.
  2. Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  3. 1 2 National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.
  4. Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". Archived from the original on 2008-01-30.
  5. 1 2 Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. Ashland Wisconsin website.
  8. "Welcome party set for NPS, legislators". Ashland Daily Press. September 3, 2015.
  9. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  10. "Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light". Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Wisconsin Lighthouses. National Park Service. 2006.

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