Managing Organization: U.S. Coast Guard
Tower Height: 42 Height of Focal Plane: 45 Characteristic and Range: Red flash every 4 seconds. Description of Tower: Red, conical cast iron tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1872 Date Present Tower Built: 1906 Optics: 1906: Fourth order Fresnel lens; later fifth order Fresnel lens (removed and replaced by modern optic, now at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc). Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions: The pier and lighthouse can be accessed through Festival Park in Milwaukee.
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