Type:
Year Established:
1913
Existing:
Yes
Download:
Ashland Breakwater WI.jpg (223.16 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
CHEQUAMEGON BAY/LAKE SUPERIOR
Latitude:
46° 37.7'
Longitude:
90° 52.2'
City / Town:
ASHLAND
U.S. State:
Wisconsin
Location County:
ASHLAND
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
National Park Service - Apostle Islands NL
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1915
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE/STEEL
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIER ON CRIB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
65
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
55
Tower Shape:
CYL. WATCHROOM ON HEX. PYR. TOWER
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1916
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1915
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1980
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
HISTORICAL INFORMATION: