In The Village Of Wind Point

by Kay Novy

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In The Village Of Wind Point

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Kay Novy

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Photograph - Photography

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This photograph was taken in the village of Wind Point, Wisconsin, USA.

Wind Point Lighthouse (or Windpoint Light Station) is a lighthouse located at the north end of Racine Harbor in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is in the village of Wind Point, Wisconsin, on Lighthouse Road, next to the Shoop Park golf course. The lighthouse stands 108 feet (33 m) tall. One of the oldest and tallest active lighthouses on the Great Lakes, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Reference #84003780).
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Wind Point Lighthouse was designed by Orlando Metcalfe Poe and constructed in 1880. The beacon was originally powered by a three-wicked kerosene lamp, magnified by a third-order Fresnel lens. The light was electrified in 1924, and replaced by a DCB-24R airport beacon in 1964. The light can be seen for 19 miles (31 km). A signal house (horns removed, resonators still in place) remains on the grounds as well as a garage, two storage buildings, and an oil house. The Village of Wind Point has maintained the lighthouse and grounds since 1964, and uses the old keepers' quarters as a village hall and police headquarters.
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The Friends of the Wind Point Lighthouse was founded in order to educate the public on the history of the light station Wind Point, WI. In order to help do this, the Friends have turned the Fog Horn Building into a museum. In the Museum you will find the story of the maritime history of Racine County as well as the greater Great Lakes basin.

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