Neenah Light

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Neenah Light
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Neenah Lighthouse
Neenah Light
Location Neenah, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°11′7.8″N88°26′29″W / 44.185500°N 88.44139°W / 44.185500; -88.44139 Coordinates: 44°11′7.8″N88°26′29″W / 44.185500°N 88.44139°W / 44.185500; -88.44139
Tower
Constructed1945
Height49 feet (15 m)
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1945
Focal height15 m (49 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 4.5s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Kimberly Point Park Lighthouse
Arealess than one acre
Built1945 (1945)
Built byFlour Brothers Construction Company
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 12001275 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2013

The Neenah Light (also known as the Kimberly Point Lighthouse) is located in Kimberly Point Park in Neenah, Wisconsin. The lighthouse marks the entrance of Lake Winnebago into the Lower Fox River. [2]

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History

The City of Neenah began in 1835 as an agricultural and industrial mission for the Menominee Indians. It was named after the American Indian term for water. After the Civil War, rail transportation was a large factor in the growth of Neenah's local economy. One major outcome of this was the development of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in 1872. John Alfred Kimberly was one of four men who started this successful company. In 1929, Helen Kimberly Stuart (daughter of J. A. Kimberly) donated some land to the City of Neenah. This land, which overlooked the confluence of Lake Winnebago and the Fox River, was named Kimberly Point Park. In 1944, J. C. Kimberly (son of J. A. Kimberly) realized there was a need for a light to mark the entrance to the river. He donated the $7,500 and hired Flour Brothers Construction Company of nearby Oshkosh for the construction of a 40-foot (12 m), brick and Haydite block lighthouse. The lighthouse began guiding boaters into the Neenah Harbor in 1945. It was later raised to 49 feet (15 m) in 1954.

In order to protect the site's historic character, the Neenah Landmarks Commission added Kimberly Point Lighthouse to the municipal Register of Historic Places in 2009. Three years later, the lighthouse was added to the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, and in 2013 it was approved for the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Neenah (Kimberly Point) Lighthouse, Wisconsin". Lighthousefriends.com. Lighthouse Friends. 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

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