Tail Point Light (ruins)

Alternate Name(s):
Long Tail Point
Type:
Year Established:
1848
Existing:
No
real photo postcard
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File Type:
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Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
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LOCATION

Location:
Green Bay
Latitude:
44.5959
Longitude:
-87.98349
U.S. State:
Wisconsin
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Tail Point Light (ruins)
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1859
Disposition:
1899 Tower (third Tower on Site) Replaced by Green Bay Entrance Light in Mid-1930s
Year Tower Established:
1848
Tower Construction Material:
SANDSTONE
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Year Original Lens Installed:
1850
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

HISTORICAL INFORMATION:

  • 1848: Construction was completed and the light was first lit.
  • 1859: The tower was surrounded by water and new tower was built to the north. The lantern and lens were transferred to the new tower.
  • 1870: The old tower was given away with the hopes that the tower would be torn down removing what was considered an eyesore. But the purchaser was unable to demolish the old tower. The old tower (minus the lantern) is still standing.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018