Eagle Bluff Light
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The Eagle Bluff Light, also known as Eagle Bluff lighthouse, or simply Eagle Bluff, is a lighthouse located near Ephraim in Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wisconsin. Construction was authorized in 1866, but the lighthouse was not actually built until 1868 at a cost of $12,000. It was automated in 1926. Restoration work began on the Eagle Bluff Light in 1960 and was completed in 1963, upon completion the Lighthouse was opened for tours. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[3]
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Location | Ephraim, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 45°10′07.3″N 87°14′11.98″W[1] |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1868 |
Foundation | Concrete |
Construction | Cream City brick |
Automated | 1926 |
Height | 43 feet (13 m) |
Shape | Square[2] |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1868 |
Focal height | 23 m (75 ft) |
Lens | Third and 1/2 order Fresnel lens |
Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[2] |
Characteristic | White, Flashing every 6 sec[2] |
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse | |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1868 (1868) |
NRHP reference No. | 70000032[3] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1970 |
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