The 1899 Waukegan Pier Lighthouse tower (USCG) – Right
THE LOSS of the WAUKEGAN LIGHTHOUSEBy Jake Heffernan The lighthouse marking the piers of Waukegan, Illinois, 40 miles north of Chicago, was the first of these three lighthouses built for Lake Michigan, the first to have a fog signal added. It is also the only of the three to meet an untimely end. In 1899,… Continue reading Demise of a Sister Light