Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light

Aug. 27, 2019
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Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Offshore Lighthouse, built in 1935.

GREEN BAY LIGHT

Location: GREEN BAY HARBOR ENTRANCE
Station Established: 1935
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:  1935
Operational? Yes
Automated? 1979
Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: Concrete Pier
Construction Materials: Steel Plate
Tower Shape: Circular
Markings/Pattern: Cream
Relationship to Other Structure: Separate
Original Lens: 4th Order Fresnel

HISTORICAL INFORMATION:

  • Built in 1935
  • Automated in 1979
  • In 1987 five additional automated lights were added to help in the approach to Green Bay Harbor.

Researched and written by Anne Puppa, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.