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Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

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Location	Ashland, Wisconsin
Coordinates	46°37′42″N 90°52′12″W / 46.62833°N 90.87000°W / 46.62833; -90.87000
Year first constructed	1915
Year first lit	1915
Foundation	Concrete pier
Construction	Reinforced concrete / steel
Tower shape	Cylindrical watch room on octagonal pyramid tower
Markings / pattern	white with red cap on lantern
Height	58 feet (18 m)
Focal height	60 feet (18 m)
Original lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens	9.8-inch (250 mm) acrylic plastic lens solar powered
Range	9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	White, Flashing, 6 sec
ARLHS number	USA-019
USCG number	7-15310

The Ashland Harbor Breakwater lighthouse, also known as Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse, is an operational lighthouse located near Ashland in Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA. Located in Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, it is owned and managed by the U.S. Coast Guard. It sits at the end of a long and detached breakwater, which creates an artificial harbor.

A lighthouse keeper's quarters and a boathouse, constructed in 1916, are located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the light. There are additional living quarters on the second and third stories of the lighthouse.

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  Ashland Lighthouse

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  2008 Lightkeepers house

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  2008 Boathouse

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