Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

The Ashland Harbor Breakwater lighthouse, also known as Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse, is an operational lighthouse located near Ashland in Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA.[9] Located in Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, it is owned and managed by the U.S. Coast Guard.[10] It sits at the end of a long and detached breakwater, which creates an artificial harbor.[11]

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
LocationAshland, Wisconsin
Coordinates46°37′42″N 90°52′12″W
Year first constructed1915[1]
Year first lit1915
FoundationConcrete pier
ConstructionReinforced concrete / steel
Tower shapeCylindrical watch room on octagonal pyramid tower[2]
Markings / patternwhite with red cap on lantern
Tower height58 feet (18 m)[3]
Focal height60 feet (18 m)[4]
Original lensFourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens9.8-inch (250 mm) acrylic plastic lens solar powered[2]
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[5]
CharacteristicWhite, Flashing, 6 sec[5]
ARLHS numberUSA-019[6][7]
USCG number7-15310
Heritageplace listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Nearest cityAshland, Wisconsin
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectU.S. Bureau of Lighthouses; 11th District
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.07000103[8]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 2007

A lighthouse keeper's quarters and a boathouse, constructed in 1916, are located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the light. There are additional living quarters on the second and third stories of the lighthouse.[10]

  • Ashland Lighthouse
  • 2008 Lightkeepers house
  • 2008 Boathouse

References
  1. Daniel Koski-Karell; Jayne Aaron; Daniel Hart (2006-10-04). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-05-05. With 7 photos.
  2. National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.
  3. Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  4. Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". Archived from the original on 2008-01-30.
  5. Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  6. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Ashland Harbor Breakwater (Lake Superior) Light ARLHS USA-019.
  7. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights (WLOL).
  8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  9. Ashland Wisconsin website.
  10. "Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light". Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Wisconsin Lighthouses. National Park Service. 2006.
  11. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Further reading
  • Havighurst, Walter (1943) The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes, Macmillan Publishers.
  • Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
  • Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". Archived from the original on 2008-01-30.
  • Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3.
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