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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse is at the end of Milwaukee's outer breakwater.
Tower Height: 53
Height of Focal Plane: 61
Characteristic and Range: Red flash every 10 seconds.
Description of Tower: White, square tower and lantern on roof of keeper's quarters.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Integral white, Art Deco style two-story steel keeper's quarters.
Date Established: 1926
Date Present Tower Built: 1926
Date Automated: 1966
Optics: Original fourth order Fresnel lens now on display at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. Now modern optic.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
This lighthouse can be viewed from a pier near Festival Park in Milwaukee.
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