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Breakwater Light." This is corroborated by the report that the Breakwater Light has a "round cast iron lantern room features
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Breakwater Light.
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Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Milwaukee
Pierhead Light.
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A Small Slice of Life—Milwaukee Breakwater Light Station
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List of Milwaukee Pierhead/Breakwater Lighthouse keepers
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Lighthouse friends, Milwaukee Pierhead Light article.
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549:. terrypepper.com. Archived from
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543:"Database of Focal Heights"
513:"Database of Tower Heights"
160:Red with black lantern and
77:43.02593833°N 87.89526056°W
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441:Directions
322:lighthouse
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106:Foundation
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