Algoma Pierhead Light
Algoma Pierhead Light
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| Location |
Algoma, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates |
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| Year first lit |
1932 |
| Automated |
1973 |
| Foundation |
Pier |
| Construction |
Steel |
| Tower shape |
Red cylindrical tower |
| Height |
48 feet (15 m) |
| Original lens |
Fresnel lens |
| Range |
16 statute miles (26 km) |
| Characteristic |
Red, Isophase, 6 sec. HORN: 1 blast ev 10s (1s bl). Operated from Apr. 1 to Dec. 1 and other times as required by local conditions. |
The Algoma Pierhead lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Algoma in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
The lighthouse was first established in 1893 as a set of range lights. It was rebuilt in 1908 at which time it was a conical tower built of 5/16 inch steel plate, 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter at the base and 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter at the parapet. It stood 26 feet (7.9 m) high. In 1932 it was modified again and the entire structure was raised to a height of 42 feet (13 m) by placing the older tower on a new steel base 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter. The original lens has been replaced by a plastic lens.
It is called Algoma Light and listed as number 20975 in the USCG light lists.[1]
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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". http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm.
- Sapulski, Wayne S., (2001) Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present (Paperback) (Fowlerville: Wilderness Adventure Books) ISBN 0-923568-47-6; ISBN 978-0-923568-47-4.
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3.
External links
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| Historical (lost) lights |
Dunlap Reef Range Front • Manitowoc Main • Manitowoc North Pierhead • Plum Island Range Front • Racine North Pierhead • Racine Reef Light
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