Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Location Ashland, Wisconsin
Coordinates 46°37′42″N 90°52′12″W / 46.62833°N 90.87000°W / 46.62833; -90.87000Coordinates: 46°37′42″N 90°52′12″W / 46.62833°N 90.87000°W / 46.62833; -90.87000
Year first constructed 1915
Year first lit 1915
Foundation Concrete pier
Construction Reinforced concrete / steel
Tower shape Cylindrical watch room on octagonal pyramid tower[1]
Markings / pattern white with red cap on lantern
Height 58 feet (18 m)[2]
Focal height 65 feet (20 m)[3]
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens 9.8-inch (250 mm) acrylic plastic lens solar powered[1]
Range 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[4]
Characteristic White, Flashing, 6 sec[4]
ARLHS number USA-019[5][6]
USCG number

7-15310

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Nearest city Ashland, Wisconsin
Area less than one acre
MPS Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP Reference # 07000103[7]
Added to NRHP March 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.[8] Located in Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, it is owned and managed by the U.S. Coast Guard.[9] It sits at the end of a long and detached breakwater, which creates an artificial harbor.[10]

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.[9]

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References

Specialized Additional reading

  • Havighurst, Walter (1943) The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes, Macmillan Publishers.
  • Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
  • Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". 
  • Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3.

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