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Name: Rawley Point Light

Also known as: Twin Rivers Point Light

Also known as: Twin River Point Light

Nearest Town or City:
Twin Rivers, Wisconsin, United States

Location: Western shore of Lake Michigan.

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Photo: Alan Culley

Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard

Notes:
This lighthouse was originally erected in Chicago. It was displayed at the 1893 Columbian Exposition and then moved to its present site in 1894. The bottom part of the 1873 brick lighthouse still stands, attached to the keeper's quarters. The lighthouse station is within Point Beach State Forest.

Tower Height: 111

Height of Focal Plane: 113

Description of Tower: White, octagonal pyramidal cast iron tower with black trim.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1853: Wooden tower; 1873: Brick tower.

Date Established: 1853

Date Present Tower Built: 1894

Date Automated: 1979

Current Use: Active aid to navigation, Coast Guard vacation housing.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
The lighthouse is within Point Beach State Forest; call 414-794-7480 for information.

Keepers: Joseph Napiezinski, (c. 1890s); John Repenn (Assistant, 1944-1946 and 1955-1960); Ronald Upton (assistand keeper/engineer (1968-1969).

Nearby Lodging: Accommodations in the keeper's quarters are available to military personnel and their families.