Rockwell Light
 Rockwell Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 44°00′25.4″N 88°31′11.3″W / 44.007056°N 88.519806°WCoordinates: 44°00′25.4″N 88°31′11.3″W / 44.007056°N 88.519806°W |
| Year first constructed | 1909 |
| Year first lit | 1909 |
The Rockwell Light is located on the northern harbor area of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
History
The lighthouse was originally built in 1909 by William Bray using his own funds. Later after commercial traffic picked up in the port the government realized the importance of the light and did pay some of its expenses.[1]
Notes
Additional 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".
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3.
External links
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
See also: List of lighthouses in Wisconsin | ||
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