Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse
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Location: | Kewaunee, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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Foundation: | Pier |
Construction: | Steel |
Year first lit: | 1931 |
Tower shape: | Square |
Height: | 43 feet (13 m) |
Original lens: | Fifth order Fresnel lens |
Range: | 15 statute miles (24 km) |
Characteristic: | White, Flashing |
The Kewaunee Pierhead lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Kewaunee in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
Replaced range lights constructed in 1891 and located on the same pier. The fifth order fresnel lens came from the original front range light.
The lighthouse looks nearly identical to the Holland Harbor Lighthouse, except white.
[edit] External links
- Seeing the light
- Lighthouse friends article
- NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
- Volume 7, USCG Lightlist (PDF)