Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

Lighthouse

46°37′42″N 90°52′12″W / 46.62833°N 90.87000°W / 46.62833; -90.87000TowerConstructed1915^[1]FoundationConcrete pierConstructionReinforced concrete / steelHeight58 feet (18 m)^[2]ShapeCylindrical watch room on octagonal pyramid tower^[5]Markingswhite with red cap on lanternHeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place

LightFirst lit1915Focal height60 feet (18 m)^[3]LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8-inch (250 mm) acrylic plastic lens solar powered^[5] (current)Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)^[4]CharacteristicWhite, Flashing, 6 sec^[4]

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Nearest cityAshland, WisconsinArealess than one acreArchitectU.S. Bureau of Lighthouses; 11th DistrictMPSLight Stations of the United States MPSNRHP reference No.07000103^[6]Added to NRHPMarch 1, 2007

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]

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

^ Daniel Koski-Karell; Jayne Aaron; Daniel Hart (2006-10-04). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-05-05. With 7 photos.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". Archived from the original on 2008-01-30.
^ ^a ^b Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
^ ^a ^b National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Ashland Wisconsin website.
^ "Welcome party set for NPS, legislators". Ashland Daily Press. September 3, 2015.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ "Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light". Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Wisconsin Lighthouses. National Park Service. 2006.

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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