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Chicago Harbor Lighthouse

Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)		 41°53′21.7″N, 87°35′25.9″W
Year first constructed: 1893, moved 1919[1]
Year first lit: 1893[1]
Automated: 1979[1]
Foundation: Concrete
Construction: Brick, cast iron and glass
Tower shape: Conical
Markings/Pattern: White, some red
Height: 82 feet[2]
Elevation: 661 feet above sea level
Original lens: Third order Fresnel[1]

The Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, which is still active, but automated, sits at the end of the northern breakwater protecting the Chicago Harbor, to the east of Navy Pier and the mouth of the Chicago River. Surrounded by rip rap, it has several levels; a concrete base, two red roofed buildings with a tapered white cylinder between them which is topped by two parapets and the light itself. It was constructed in 1893 for the World's Columbian Exposition and moved to its present site in 1919.[3] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1536x1024, 425 KB) Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... Breakwater has several meanings, including: a structure for protecting a beach or harbour a 1988 album named Breakwater by Lennie Gallant. ... The Navy Pier seen from the John Hancock Center Navy Pier is a 3,000 foot long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. ... The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km) long[1], and flows through downtown Chicago. ... // Riprap lining a lake shore Riprap (also known as rip rap, shot rock or rock armour) is rock or other material used to stabilize shore. ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher...


It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 1984. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 9, 2003.[3] A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Chicago Harbor Light. US Coast Guard. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  2. ^ Chicago Harbor Light. Nat'l Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  3. ^ a b Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-09.

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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