Manitowoc Old

Type:
Year Established:
1837
Existing:
No
Manitowoc Old WI ca 1906 from old Postcard.png
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File Type:
png (image/png)
Photo Date:
Ca 1906
Photo Credit:
Old Postcard
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Lake Michigan
City / Town:
Manitowoc
U.S. State:
Wisconsin
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1877
Disposition:
Destroyed
Year Tower Established:
1840
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Tower Shape:
Conical
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

HISTORICAL INFORMATION:

  • 1837: Congress approved funds for a lighthouse here in 1837.
  • 1840: This first light was built in 1840 on high ground near the mouth of the Manitowoc River.
  • 1877: The light was discontinued when a new tower proved powerful enough to meet the harbor needs.
  • 1895: The tower and keeper’s house were demolished so a new two-story keepers’ duplex could be built for the keeper’s of the new lights.
Entered by:
tomtag
Entered Date:
Feb 07, 2018