Milwaukee Harbor entry north pier, SE corner of H.W. Maier Festival Park
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
12000971
Milwaukee Harbor entry north pier, SE corner of H.W. Maier Festival Park
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Summary
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Milwaukee Harbor entry, north pier, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Date of construction: 1906
Architect: Office of the Engineer, Ninth Lighthouse District
The Milwaukee Pierhead Light is a 42 foot tall, steel conical tower lighthouse established as an aid to navigation in 1906. It stands atop the offshore end of the north pier at the entry to Milwaukee harbor from Lake Michigan. The light tower is built of eight courses of curved steel plates, each approximately three feet tall and fastened with rivets. Each successive course has a slightly smaller diameter, giving the tower a slightly tapering profile.
The nearby Breakwater Light's resident keepers maintained the Pierhead Light until 1966, when the Pierhead Light was automated. While automated, the light continues its role aiding mariners by marking the port's entry channel and the lighthouse continues as a reminder of the City of Milwaukee’s historical role as one of Lake Michigan's most important commercial ports.
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NR2365
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Located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
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Lighthouse and Pier
before 1916
Tinted postcard of the lighthouse and a light tower at the end of a pier. A small boat with two passengers is on the water. This would be the Racine North Breakwater Lighthouse, and the Racine Nort...
