Pottawatomie Light
Potawatomi Lighthouse 2004 | |
| Location | Rock Island, Door County, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 45°25′39″N 86°49′41″W / 45.42750°N 86.82806°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1836 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Limestone |
| Automated | 1966 |
| Height | 41 feet (12 m) |
| Shape | Square, integral with keeper house |
| Markings | natural with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1836 |
| Deactivated | 1988 |
| Focal height | 159 feet (48 m) |
| Lens | Fresnel lens |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s 159 Light is obscured from 275° to 020° by dense foliage |
Pottawatomie Lighthouse | |
| Nearest city | Washington Island, Wisconsin |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000074 |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1979 |
Pottawatomie Lighthouse, also known as the Rock Island Light, is a lighthouse in Rock Island State Park, on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin. Lit in 1836, it is the oldest light station in Wisconsin and on Lake Michigan. It was served by civilian light keepers from 1836 to 1946, at which point it was automated.