Devils Island Light

Devils Island Light
Flashing, 10 sec^[1]
	Devils Island Light
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Area	33.8 acres (13.7 ha)
Built	1857
Built by	United States Lighthouse Service
Part of	Apostle Islands Lighthouses (ID77000145)
Added to NRHP	March 8, 1977

The Devils Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Devils Island, one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield.^[8]^[9]^[10] Among the Apostle Islands lighthouses—a testament to its remoteness—it was the last built, and the last automated and unmanned.

History

Currently owned by the

Historic American Buildings Survey

, WI-324. Several other structures in the vicinity are also listed in HABS.

The "Devils Island Light Station Cultural Landscape" was included as one of five lighthouses (with state-level significance)

tower.^[12] An inclined Tramway (1893) and Engine Building (1901) provided transport of equipment, gear and supplies.^[11]

The original third order

U.S. Coast Guard in 1989, but a new third order Fresnel lens was replaced by the N.P.S. in 1992.^[12]

The site originally had a 10-inch (250 mm)

fog signal building. That was removed in 1925, and "a much improved air-operated diaphone fog signal" was accomplished. In 1928, a diesel-powered electrical generator was installed, and the light intensity increased to 300,000 candela for the white flash and 180,000 candela for the red.^[13]

In 1928,

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge and the first lady visited the island and lighthouse during an 88-day vacation to Wisconsin.^[8]^[14]

Getting there

Most of the Apostle Islands Lighthouses may be reached on the Apostle Islands Cruise Service^[15] water taxi or by private boat during the summer. During the Annual Apostle Island Lighthouse Celebration^[16] ferry tour service is available for all the lighthouses. In the tourist season, volunteer park rangers are on many of the islands to greet visitors.^[10]

USCG
archive photo
USCG
archive photo

References

Notes

^ Built between 1852 and 1929.^[11]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Design". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Original Lenses". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Anderson, Kraig; Stibore, M. (2023). "Devils Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
^ *Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ ^a ^b Wobser, David, Devil's Island Lights, Boatnerd an excerpt from an article originally in Great Laker Magazine October–December 2008 Volume 37, Number 2.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Devils Island Light Station Cultural Landscape". National Park Service. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2006-02-18.
^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Devil's Island Light. Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ The September 1928 edition of the Lighthouse Service Bulletin
^ Apostle Islands Cruise Service.
^ Apostle Island Lighthouse Celebration.

External links

Aerial photos of Devils Island Light, Marina.com.
Anderson, Kraig. Lighthouse friends Devil's Island Light article.
Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Survey number HABS WI-324
Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Survey number HABS WI-324-A
National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin, Devils Island Light. Archived 2006-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
NPS - Devils Island Light Station
Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Devil's Island Light.
Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.

[12] Built between 1852 and 1929.^[11]

[uscg7-1] Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.

[2] Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.

[3] Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30.

[4] Pepper, Terry. "Database of Tower Design". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15.

[uscg-5] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[6] Pepper, Terry. "Database of Original Lenses". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on 2000-09-18.

[nris-7] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[Friends-8] Anderson, Kraig; Stibore, M. (2023). "Devils Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

[9] *Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[Wobser-10] Wobser, David, Devil's Island Lights, Boatnerd an excerpt from an article originally in Great Laker Magazine October–December 2008 Volume 37, Number 2.

[NPS-11] "The Devils Island Light Station Cultural Landscape". National Park Service. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[cr.nps.gov-13] "National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2006-02-18.

[14] Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Devil's Island Light. Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[15] The September 1928 edition of the Lighthouse Service Bulletin

[16] Apostle Islands Cruise Service.

[17] Apostle Island Lighthouse Celebration.

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