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2 unusual facts about United States Lighthouse Board


Blackwell Island Light

The lighthouse was operated by the City instead of the U.S. Lighthouse Board.

Trinity Shoal Light

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.


Cream City brick

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.


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