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| Pilot Island Lighthouse, Gills Rock, WI |
*Dates of operation~~ 1858-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 41 feet
*Elevation~~ 15 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Yellow w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), sound building, storage
building
*Automated~~ 1962
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Called Porte Des Morts Island Light until 1910. Similar building plan
was used at Pottawatomie Lighthouse.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/pilotisland/pilotisland.htm
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/pilot.htm
Door County Maritime Museum's Pilot Island page
http://www.dcmm.org/pilot.html
Jack A. Eckert's 1955 Pilot Island Coast Guard journal
http://www.jacksjoint.com/pilot.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 41 feet
*Elevation~~ 15 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Yellow w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), sound building, storage
building
*Automated~~ 1962
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Called Porte Des Morts Island Light until 1910. Similar building plan
was used at Pottawatomie Lighthouse.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/pilotisland/pilotisland.htm
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/pilot.htm
Door County Maritime Museum's Pilot Island page
http://www.dcmm.org/pilot.html
Jack A. Eckert's 1955 Pilot Island Coast Guard journal
http://www.jacksjoint.com/pilot.htm
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