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Managing Organization:
Southport Light Station Museum
Telephone:
262-654-5770
Website: /www.kenoshahistorycenter.org
Contact Address Information:
5117 4th Ave
Kenosha
Wisconsin,
53140,
United States
Notes:
The Kenosha County Historical Society has built a replica lantern for this lighthouse; the original was removed after the light was deactivated. The lighthouse was activated as a private aid to navigation in 1996, and the restoration of the station is ongoing. Tower Height: 55 Description of Tower: Conical brick tower.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
Two story brick keeper's house, storage shed. Date Established: 1866 Date Present Tower Built: 1866 Date Deactivated: 1906-1996 Optics: 1866: Fourth order Fresnel lens; now 300 mm optic. Current Use: Historic site, private aid to navigation. Directions:
Call for tour availability. Located on Simmons Island adjacent to Simmons Island Park, at 50th Street and Lake Michigan. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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