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Plum Island (Wisconsin)

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1274: 41: 71: 1223: 27: 1818: 1231: 78: 48: 244:. The uninhabited island has a land area of 1.179 square kilometres (0.455 sq mi) or 117.87 hectares (291.3 acres). Carp Lake is located on the northwestern side. During years when Lake Michigan's water levels are high, it is a lagoon of Lake Michigan, but it gets cut off as a separate lake during low-water years. 1242:
was built on the island in 1848 and abandoned when it was decided to move it to nearby Pilot Island in 1858. The island was re-colonized in 1895–6, when both a lifesaving station on the northeast corner and a set of
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is 0.18 miles (0.29 km) northwest of the lifesaving station in 8 feet (2.4 m) of water. It sank in 1867 after being driven ashore in a gale while carrying a cargo of lumber.
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from Lake Michigan, but commercial routes existed both to the north and south of the island, which led to a border dispute. In 1936, the U.S. Supreme Court decision
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on the western side were built. The lifesaving station operated from 1895 to 1991, before being moved to nearby
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The border between Wisconsin and Michigan was originally defined as "the most usual ship channel" into
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since 2007, and is open to the public for recreational purposes. The island also holds the unmanned
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Flora and Vegetation of the Grand Traverse Islands (Lake Michigan), Wisconsin and Michigan
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Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Hunt, Fish & Public Use Regulations 2021-2022
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Plum Island: Block 2128, Block Group 2, Census Tract 9801, Door County, Wisconsin
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found that Plum and other nearby islands were part of Wisconsin.
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The island is a bird sanctuary under control of the
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Plum Island is located in Wisconsin
Plum Island is located in the United States
Door County
Wisconsin
45°18′29″N 86°57′11″W / 45.308132°N 86.953142°W / 45.308132; -86.953142
Wisconsin
Door County
Washington Island
Lake Michigan
Washington
Door County
Door Peninsula
U.S.
Wisconsin
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Plum Island Range Lights
Green Bay
Wisconsin v. Michigan
explanation


lighthouse
range lights
Washington Island
Grape Shot

Pilot Island
Detroit Island

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