The lighthouse was operated by the City instead of the U.S. Lighthouse Board.
As a result of the weather troubles, the Lighthouse Board decided that a tower was no longer needed on the shoal, and called off construction.
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Because the regional headquarters of the United States Lighthouse Board responsible for building lighthouses around Lake Michigan was located in Milwaukee, many of them are built with Cream City bricks, including Kenosha Light, the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, the McGulpin Point Light, the Old Mackinac Point Light, and many others.