Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station
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Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station
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The Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station is a complex of navigation aids begun by the U.S. government in the 1860s near the harbor of Racine, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. To guide ships into Racine's harbor, the federal government in 1837 built the first lighthouse at the mouth of the Root River, with a light on a 34 feet (10 m) tower and a lightkeeper's house. Those structures no longer exist. In the early 1860s the pier was extended,
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racine_Harbor_Lighthouse_and_Life_Saving_Station
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2024-02-14T07:17:14Z
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