Grassy Island Range Lights
The Grassy Island Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses which were originally established to guide traffic through the channel into Green Bay harbor. They were deactivated and moved to shore as part of a channel-widening project.
The Grassy Island Range Lights as relocated (2014) | |
| Location | Grassy Island north of Green Bay, Wisconsin; relocated to Green Bay Yacht Club grounds |
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| Coordinates | 44°33′37″N 87°59′35″W original; 44.5362°N 88.0052°W current |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1872 |
| Foundation | Pier |
| Construction | Wood with cedar shingles |
| Automated | 1934 |
| Shape | Pyramidal tower |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1966 |
| Focal height | 34 ft (10 m) (upper); 27 ft (8.2 m) (lower) |
| Lens | Sixth Order Fresnel lens |
Grassy Island Range Lights | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001484 |
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 2005 |
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