Waukegan Harbor Light

Waukegan Harbor Light
After the pier extension and before the fire
Map
LocationWaukegan, Illinois
Coordinates42°21′38.5″N 87°48′48.3″W / 42.360694°N 87.813417°W / 42.360694; -87.813417
Tower
Constructed1889
FoundationBreakwater
ConstructionIron
Height35 feet (11 m)
ShapeCylindrical
MarkingsWhite with green band, no lantern
Fog signalHorn: 2 every 30s
Light
First litrelocated 1905
Focal height36 feet (11 m)
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
CharacteristicOcculting green, 4s

Waukegan Harbor Light is a lighthouse at the end of Government Pier at the foot of Madison Street in Waukegan, Illinois.[1][2] It was first built in 1889 and moved when the pier was extended in the early twentieth century. At that time a fog signal building was added to the tower.

There was a serious fire in 1967. While the cast iron tower was undamaged, the rest of the structure, the light, and the fog signal were destroyed. The lantern and the remains of the fog signal house were removed so that it now looks the same as it did before the pier was extended. It remains an active light, owned and maintained by the US Coast Guard.

References

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  1. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 200.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2010-01-05). "Lighthouses of the United States: Illinois". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Before the 1904 pier extension