Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Wisconsin--Pottawatomie (Rock Island) Light

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POTTAWATOMIE (ROCK ISLAND) LIGHT

State: WISCONSIN
Location: GREEN BAY ENTRANCE / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: GREEN BAY
County: DOOR
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1837

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1858
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated:
Automated: CA. 1966
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: LIMESTONE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 41
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 137
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1988
Type: SKELETAL
Current Optic: PLASTIC LENS, Year Installed: 1988

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1858
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: GREY LIMESTONE

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE, LIMESTONE RUBBLE PRIVY, PARGED STONE CISTERN UNDER FRAME ADDITION, MODERN REPLACEMENT STAIRWAY TO BASE OF CLIFF

Current Use: UNDER RESTORATION IN STATE PARK

Owner/Manager: WISCONSIN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES / U.S. COAST GUARD (NEW TOWER)

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #79000074
Name of Listing: POTTAWATOMIE LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1975

Miscellaneous:
LANTERN REPLICATED IN 1999

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 27 2002 12:01:02 pm EDT
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