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}} Pottawatomie Lighthouse, also known as the Rock Island Light, is located in Rock Island State Park, on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin. Lit in 1836, it is the oldest light station in Wisconsin and on Lake Michigan. It was served by civilian light keepers from 1836 to the 1940s, at which point it was taken over by the US Coast Guard. ==History== The first lighthouse on the spot was a structure built in 1836. It was demolished in the late 1850s and replaced by the existing lighthouse. The current building was first lit in 1858 and continued as an active aid to navigation until 1988, when it was replaced with a modern skeletal tower and automated system.〔Wardius, Ken and Wardius, Barb (2000). ''Wisconsin Lighthouses: A Photographic & Historical Guide'', pp. 60-61. Big Earth Publishing. ISBN 1-879483-60-2.〕 It is the oldest lighthouse in Door County.〔(Door County Maritime Museum, Pottawatomie Lighthouse (Rock Island) history. )〕 The lighthouse was restored by the Friends of Rock Island Lighthouse.〔(Wobser, David, Pottawatomie (Rock Island) Light ), at boatnerd.com.〕 It is open for tours during the summer as the Pottawatomie Lighthouse Museum. The lighthouse has been restored to a state illustrating its appearance circa 1882-1910. The restoration was performed with the help from the non-profit ''Friends Of Rock Island State Park''. It now serves as a museum that is open for tours daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day 10am to 4pm. The lighthouse was listed as Pottawatomie Lighthouse in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, as reference #79000074. The fresnel lens, lost after the lighthouse was shut down in the late 1980s, was replaced by a plexiglass copy in 1999. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pottawatomie Light」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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