Waukegan Harbor Light

Oct. 22, 2019
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Waukegan Harbor Light, Waukegan Harbor, Waukegan, Illinois

Built in 1889.

WAUKEGAN HARBOR LIGHT

Location: WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILLINOIS
Station Established: 1899
Year Current Tower Lit: 1899
Operational? NO
Automated? NO
Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: PIER
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Tower Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE
Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED
Original Lens: FOURTH-ORDER FRESNEL
Range: 13 Miles
Characteristic: Fixed White 20 Sec. Followed by 4 red flashes at 5 sec intervals.

Historical Information:

  • In 1899 this light went into service on the end of the extended pier to mark the entrance into Waukegan Harbor. In 1905 a fog building was added to the tower.
  • In 1967 a fire destroyed the fog building and the tower lantern. The fog building was removed as it was no longer being used. The tower was capped and a modern acrylic beacon was installed. The new light was green.

Researched and written by Anne Puppa, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.
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