Waukegan Little Fort Harbor

Photo: Ken Tanner

City: Waukegan
County: Lake
Region: Illinois

Located on Lake Michigan, at the end of a long pier, to mark the harbor entrance at Waukegan, Illinois.

Built in 1889, to replace a light built in 1849, when the town was known as Little Fort. The conical steel white tower, 21' in diameter, originally stood 36' tall and displayed a Fourth Order Fresnel lens form a lantern room on top. The lantern has been removed and a plastic lens is now in service.

The fog signal building, which was added in 1905, has been removed along with the lantern and lens.

Located at the end of Government Pier, near the end of Madison Street in Waukegan, Illinois. The light is an active aid to navigation, but visitors can walk out on the pier.

The top half of the light has been painted green in recent years.