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Superior Harbor South Breakwater Light, Wisconsin
Located on Wisconsin Point, the Superior Entry Lighthouse was built in 1913. While the lighthouse is not open for tours, it is one of Superior’s most popular sites to visit and is a favorite of photographers. The lighthouse is accessible by concrete walkways. The rectangular concrete fog signal building topped with concrete cylindrical tower, is 56 feet in height. This lighthouse is located on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigational breakwater. If interested in this lighthouse, contact kris.mendez@gsa.gov
Ontonagon West Pierhead Lighthouse in Ontonagon, Michigan
This lighthouse is a white skeleton tower with enclosed upper portion, tower height is 31-feet. It is located on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigational breakwater. The lighthouse has been offered a couple of times since 2012, but is still available. If interested in this lighthouse, contact lisa.tangney@gsa.gov
Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse, Massachusetts
Tarpaulin Cove Light is located on Naushon Island in Gosnold, Massachusetts. Constructed in 1856, the light tower is 38-foot tall, 19-foot wide cylindrical painted-brick building on a concrete foundation with an attached workroom on the west side of the tower. The painted, cast-iron lantern has a solar powered 300 mm optic light. The light station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 5,000-acre private island is used primarily for seasonal residential housing and is largely undeveloped and covered with beech forests and scrub shrubs. There are no paved roads on the island, only dirt paths. If interested in this lighthouse, contact Giselle Rubiera (Giselle.Rubiera@gsa.gov)
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