The Ashland Harbor Breakwater lighthouse, also known as Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse, is an operational lighthouse located near Ashland in Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA.[7] Located in Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, it is owned and managed by the National Park Service, and is a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.[8] It sits at the end of a long and detached breakwater, which creates an artificial harbor.[9]
Location | Ashland, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 46°37′42″N 90°52′12″W / 46.62833°N 90.87000°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1915[1] |
Foundation | Concrete pier |
Construction | Reinforced concrete / steel |
Height | 58 feet (18 m)[2] |
Shape | Cylindrical watch room on octagonal pyramid tower[5] |
Markings | white with red cap on lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1915 |
Focal height | 60 feet (18 m)[3] |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8-inch (250 mm) acrylic plastic lens solar powered[5] (current) |
Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[4] |
Characteristic | White, Flashing, 6 sec[4] |
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light | |
Nearest city | Ashland, Wisconsin |
Area | less than one acre |
Architect | U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses; 11th District |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07000103[6] |
Added to NRHP | March 1, 2007 |
A lighthouse keeper's quarters and a boathouse, constructed in 1916, are located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the light. There are additional living quarters on the second and third stories of the lighthouse.[10]
Gallery
- Ashland Lighthouse
- 2008 Lightkeepers house
- 2008 Boathouse
References
Further reading
External links
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light on the World List of Lights
- Aerial photos of Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, Marina.com.
- Anderson, Kraig, Lighthouse friends, Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light article
- Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.
- Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- Wobser, David, Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, Great Laker magazine Archived 2021-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, boatnerd.com
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