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Wind Point Lighthouse 3 Art Print
by Susan McMenamin
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Wind Point Lighthouse 3 art print by Susan McMenamin. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Wind Point Lighthouse 3. Located in Racine, Wisconsin, the Wind Point Lighthouse is one of the oldest and tallest still operating on Lake Michigan.... more
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Artist's Description
Wind Point Lighthouse 3. Located in Racine, Wisconsin, the Wind Point Lighthouse is one of the oldest and tallest still operating on Lake Michigan. The Lighthouse was built in 1880 and was designed by Orlando Metcalfe Poe who had served in the Civil War as a Brigadier General. After the war, he served as engineer secretary of the Lighthouse Board and was in charge of lighthouse construction. It was lit for the first time on November 15, 1880. The Fresnel Lens created the distinctive flashing light using dozens of glass prisms to bend and focus the light which made for an immensely powerful light. The original lens can be seen in the old Coast Guard Keepers Quarters.
A mechanism of weights, cables and pulleys rotated the enormous Fresnel Lens to create the flashing that navigators on the Lake recognized. Fuel for the light had to be carried up the 144 iron steps and the Keeper or his Assistants had to make that climb daily. About 270 gallons were used in 1881. The Keeper or his As...
About Susan McMenamin
I thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit. I hope that you will enjoy the time spent here. Photography is one of my passions in life. I enjoy traveling and the adventures it has brought me. Although I have lived in Wisconsin all of my life, I have had the time and opportunity to travel beyond. Living in Wisconsin, with it's four seasons of changing weather leaves me with endless opportunities for ever changing scenery. For these reasons I enjoy nature, and landscape photography the most. The latest additions to my Galleries. All of the art work found here is available to be printed on canvas, metal, acrylic, or as gallery prints and fine art greeting cards. A selection of matts and frames are also available for...
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