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Construction of Baileys Harbor Lighthouse began in 1852 and in 1853 David Ward became the first lighthouse keeper. It was the third lighthouse constructed in Door County after the lighthouses on
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in 1870 which replaced it. Today the island is privately owned and the lighthouse is in decay but still standing.
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It is one of four lighthouses in the country to have retained its
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Baileys Harbor
Wisconsin
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45°03′21″N 87°05′49″W / 45.05583°N 87.09694°W / 45.05583; -87.09694
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Stone
Fresnel lens
lighthouse
Baileys Harbor
Door County
Wisconsin
Rock Island
Plum Island
Baileys Harbor Range Lights
Cana Island Lighthouse
bird-cage lantern
Baileys Harbor Light; from a postcard circa 1905
Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes
United States Coast Guard
"Baileys Harbor Lighthouse"
the original
Macmillan Publishers
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