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299:(21 m). This circular wall was three feet thick, inside of which a heavy timber crib was constructed. In the afternoon of June 5, 1935, the pier was towed into Green Bay and placed into position in 24 feet (7.3 m)-deep water. The crib was filled to just below the waterline with 5000 tons of crushed stone brought from
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timber crib that had been towed to the offshore site), and a steel plate superstructure was set atop it. This consisted of a single-story round dwelling floor surmounted by a thin conical tower. Atop this base, steel forms were assembled to create a concrete circular wall to a height of 70 feet
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The light, situated about 9 miles (14 km) from the Fox River, marks the west side of the entrance that leads to the city of Green Bay on the north side of the dredged shipping channel. Federal funds were allocated in 1934 to replace the aging
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still powered by submarine cable. It is issued from a pair of 300 mm
Tideland Signal ML300 acrylic optics mounted on the gallery railing. Because the light is too far out to be seen well from shore, the only good view of it is from a boat.
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The shipping channel approaching the Fox River in Green Bay was changed a number of times in order to accommodate vessels of increasing draft. The Army Corps of
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in 1939, who served two-week rotating tours. These men lived in the circular portion of the lighthouse. The dwelling encompassed not only the superstructure, but also part of the foundation, as shown by the ring of portholes in its side.
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Before the light was automated in 1979, people were in charge of the light on a continuous basis. The heads and first assistants of the light played a prominent role in carrying out the daily processes of the light.
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could obtain funds for a more permanent solution. The acetylene buoy emitted a flash of 0.3 seconds duration every 3 seconds and had a wave-activated bell. The light is one of the few on the
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The circular portion of the lighthouse measures 50 feet (15 m) in diameter. The height of the tower is 72 feet (22 m) above the mean sea level.
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Unlike its sister, which was intended for emergency use only, this light was constantly manned by
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giving a red light; a short mast on the roof of the lantern bore a radio beacon
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personnel, after the Coast Guard took charge of the lighthouses in the
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463:"Green Bay Harbor Lighthouse – Green Bay Harbor Entrance Lighthouse"
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The light was automated in 1979. Today, the lighthouse displays an
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red light with a four-second period, having a nominal range of 12
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432:"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin"
434:. United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from
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View of the Green Bay Harbor
Entrance Light from a helicopter.
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Wisconsin
Lighthouses: A Photographic & Historical Guide
623:"Wisconsin Attractions: Lighthouses and Lighthouse Tours"
549:. Back Earth, Wisconsin: Prairie Oak Press. p. 46.
213:. Located 10 miles (16 km) from the mouth of the
642:"Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Wisconsin"
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was established in 1927 to mark this point until the
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804:List of lighthouses in the United States
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351:Andrew Weber (1935 – at least 1941)
354:Henry J. Wierzbach (at least 1942)
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1050:Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead
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341:William Matthews (at least 1963)
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518:"Green Bay Harbor Entrance, WI"
203:Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light
25:Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light
490:Fox Wisconsin Heritage Parkway
335:Theodore Grosskopf (1939–1945)
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1169:Lighthouses completed in 1935
486:"Green Bay Harbor Lighthouse"
338:William L. Hanson (1945–1946)
360:William Goudreau (1940–1949)
1145:Apostle Islands Lighthouses
357:Gregory Navarre (1940–1949)
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1005:Port Washington Breakwater
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930:Green Bay Harbor Entrance
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820:Ashland Harbor Breakwater
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749:www.lighthousefriends.com
705:"Coast Guard Lighthouses"
409:United States Coast Guard
370:Clayton Locke (1945–1946)
332:Carl Witzmann (1936–1939)
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89:44.6530917°N 87.9012611°W
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1174:Lighthouses in Wisconsin
1122:Manitowoc North Pierhead
1105:Historical (lost) lights
646:The Lighthouse Directory
467:www.lighthouseinn-ct.com
373:Glynn Butler (1953–1955)
1127:Plum Island Range Front
1112:Dunlap Reef Range Front
1020:Racine North Breakwater
94:44.6530917; -87.9012611
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1132:Racine North Pierhead
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231:Bureau of Lighthouses
970:Milwaukee Breakwater
965:Manitowoc Breakwater
900:Baileys Harbor Range
411:. 2012. p. 210.
211:Green Bay, Wisconsin
59:Green Bay, Wisconsin
925:Grassy Island Range
731:www.terrypepper.com
691:www.terrypepper.com
673:www.terrypepper.com
520:. LighthouseFriends
292:Peshtigo Reef Light
285:Peshtigo Reef Light
162:72 feet (22 m)
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975:Milwaukee Pierhead
945:Kenosha North Pier
627:www.wisconline.com
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995:Plum Island Range
955:Kewaunee Pierhead
915:Dunlap Reef Range
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609:LighthouseFriends
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1086:Fond du Lac
1025:Racine Reef
980:North Point
920:Eagle Bluff
905:Cana Island
860:Sand Island
835:Gull Island
790:Lighthouses
301:Port Inland
256:Coast Guard
235:Great Lakes
191:occ. red 4s
129:Steel plate
110:Constructed
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67:Coordinates
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1060:Wind Point
1055:Two Rivers
524:2012-02-21
386:References
378:Dimensions
207:lighthouse
118:Foundation
21:Lighthouse
1035:Sheboygan
960:Long Tail
840:La Pointe
794:Wisconsin
296:octagonal
268:occulting
219:Green Bay
215:Fox River
134:Automated
1096:Rockwell
54:Location
1081:Calumet
940:Kenosha
318:Keepers
312:antenna
242:History
1091:Neenah
1076:Asylum
950:Kevich
890:Algoma
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154:Light
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