Pottawatomie Lighthouse

NW Rock Island, Washington Island, Wisconsin. County/parish: Door.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 20, 1979. NRIS 79000074.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Rock Island Lighthouse

From Wikipedia:

Pottawatomie Light

Pottawatomie Lighthouse, also known as the Rock Island Light, is a lighthouse in Rock Island State Park, on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin. Lit in 1836, it is the oldest light station in Wisconsin and on Lake Michigan. It was served by civilian light keepers from 1836 to 1946, at which point it was automated.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106780803

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