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| Pottawatomie (Rock Island) Lighthouse, Green Bay, WI |
*Dates of operation~~ 1858-1988
*Building Material~~ Limestone
*Tower~~ 41 feet
*Elevation~~ 100 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), oil house, privy, sistern
*Automated~~ 1946
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Green Bay from Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Replaced by a skeletal tower, built adjacent to the lighthouse, in
1988. The original 1837 tower was the first lighthouse station built in Wisconsin, as well
as the first on Lake Michigan.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.wctc.net/~cmarlspc/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/rockisl.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/pottawatomie/pottawatomie.htm
*Building Material~~ Limestone
*Tower~~ 41 feet
*Elevation~~ 100 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), oil house, privy, sistern
*Automated~~ 1946
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Green Bay from Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Replaced by a skeletal tower, built adjacent to the lighthouse, in
1988. The original 1837 tower was the first lighthouse station built in Wisconsin, as well
as the first on Lake Michigan.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.wctc.net/~cmarlspc/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/rockisl.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/pottawatomie/pottawatomie.htm
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