The city of Milwaukee has three lighthouses. The Milwaukee Pier Head and Breakwater lighthouses are located in the Milwaukee Harbor, while the North Point Lighthouse sits on a bluff to the north of the harbor.
Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse

Built in 1926, the breakwater light is located on the breakwater to the Milwaukee Harbor. The tower is 53 feet tall and and contains a Fourth Order Fresnel Lens. The lighthouse sits on a pier 20 feet above the water.
Milwaukee Pier Head Lighthouse

This light was built in 1906 and replaced the original light from 1872. It is 42 feet high and has a Fifth Order Fresnel lens. The light is located on a pier where the Milwaukee River enters the harbor.
North Point Lighthouse

The North Point light was built in 1888. It was built to replace the original 1855 light that was located 100 feet east of this location and was being threatened by erosion. The original tower was 39 feet high. In 1908 it was determined that the nearby trees were beginning to block the light. So instead of cutting the trees, they built a 35 foot structure next to the light and then placed the existing tower on top of the structure raising the light to it’s present height of 74 feet. The North Point light has a Forth Order Fresnel lens that produces a light that can be seen 21 miles away.
For more information on the North Point Lighthouse you can visit their web site at www.NorthPointLighthouse.org
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