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The Chicago Harbor Lighthouse is an automated active lighthouse, and stands at the south end of the northern breakwater protecting the Chicago Harbor, to the east of Navy Pier and the mouth of the Chicago River.
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Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Lighthouse
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The Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall is located in Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1938 at the eastern end of the Chicago River. The lighthouse is used to guide ships through the Chicago Harbor Lock.
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Grosse Point Lighthouse
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The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse. Construction was completed in 1873. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1976
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Waukegam Lighthouse
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Waukegan Harbor Light is a lighthouse at the end of Government Pier at the foot of Madison Street in Waukegan, Illinois. It was first built in 1889 and moved when the pier was extended in the early twentieth century. At that time a fog signal building was added to the tower. There was a serious fire in 1967
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William E Dever Crib Lighthouse
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The William E. Dever Crib is actually part of two interconnected buildings. The older structure, built in 1900, is the Carter Harrison Crib, while the newer (birthday cake) one is the Dever Crib. Both cribs are named for former Chicago Mayors. Intended to replace the Harrison Crib, both remained operational until 1997 because of increased demand for water. The active navigation light on the crib is a square cylindrical skeletal tower centered atop the structure. It has a focal plane of 72 feet and a quick flashing white light.
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Wilson Avenue Crib Lighthouse
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The Wilson Avenue Crib is located approximately two miles east of Montrose Point. Work on the 90-foot (27 m) diameter crib began in 1915 and was completed May 1, 1918 after a delay to correct an out-of-plumb structure due to settling. The superstructure is rough-hewn granite block atop a steel caisson enclosing a 40 feet (12 m) diameter inner well chamber