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Keeper's dwelling and light tower, built in 1858 of native limestone on a bluff 137 feet above water level at the tip of the Door Peninsula. Served until 1988. An earlier lighthouse on the site, built 1836-7, was the first lighthouse on Lake Michigan and first in Wisconsin. [80] 59: PRIDE Shipwreck (Schooner) September 27, 2024
Part of the Fox–Wisconsin Waterway: five locks with hand-operated wooden gates, a guard lock, a dam, canal, boathouse, drydock, lock-keeper's house, and various sheds. [51] All help vessels around a 50-foot rapids in the Fox River. Constructed in the 1850s by private companies. Largely rebuilt in the 1880s by the Army Corps of Engineers. [52] 26
The fire damaged a large area due to a burst pipe leaving no available water at the scene. [27] 1894 – Great Hinckley Fire, Minnesota was a firestorm that destroyed several towns; over 400 killed. 1894 – A fire affected the business section of Frederick, South Dakota, causing over $100,000 in damage.
On April 26, 2018, an explosion and subsequent fire occurred at the Husky Energy Oil Refinery in Superior, Wisconsin.An initial explosion was reported at 10:00 AM and was extinguished close to noon, however a piece of debris had hit a storage tank containing asphalt, which ignited after spilling across the refinery, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air.
Nov. 13—A large fire on Long Island in Casco Bay on Monday afternoon produced a plume of black smoke that could be seen from the mainland. An investigator for the Office of the State Fire ...
When she was off Washburn, Wisconsin, a fire was discovered at the back of her pilothouse. The fire spread quickly and destroyed most of her hull. Eventually, she burned to the waterline with the loss of one life. [109] Clarence: Wooden fish tug 1930 1938 Exploded in Superior, Wisconsin on June 30, 1938. [110] Coaster: Wooden scow 1836 1859
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The name of the peninsula and the county comes from the name of a route between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Humans, whether Native Americans, early explorers, or American ship captains, have been well aware of the dangerous water passage that lies between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island, connecting the bay to the rest of Lake Michigan.