Waukegan Harbor Light

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Waukegan Harbor Light
Waukegan Harbor Light With.JPG
After the pier extension and before the fire
Waukegan Harbor Light
Location Waukegan, Illinois
Coordinates 42°21′38.5″N87°48′48.3″W / 42.360694°N 87.813417°W / 42.360694; -87.813417
Tower
Constructed1889
FoundationBreakwater
ConstructionIron
Height35 feet (11 m)
ShapeCylindrical
MarkingsWhite with green band, no lantern
Fog signal Horn: 2 every 30s
Light
First litrelocated 1905
Focal height36 feet (11 m)
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic Occulting green, 4s

Waukegan Harbor Light is a lighthouse at the end of Government Pier at the foot of Madison Street in Waukegan, Illinois. [1] [2] It was first built in 1889 and moved when the pier was extended in the early twentieth century. At that time a fog signal building was added to the tower.

There was a serious fire in 1967. While the cast iron tower was undamaged, the rest of the structure, the light, and the fog signal were destroyed. The lantern and the remains of the fog signal house were removed then, so that it now looks very much the same as it did before the pier was extended. It remains an active light, owned and maintained by the US Coast Guard.

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References

  1. Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 200.
  2. Rowlett, Russ (2010-01-05). "Lighthouses of the United States: Illinois". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Before the 1904 pier extension Waukegan Harbor Light Without.JPG
Before the 1904 pier extension