Baileys Harbor Range Lights

The range lights replaced the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000.National Park Service, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825020221/http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/baileyhb.htm Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin] (Archived August 25, 2012) They are approximately {{convert|980|ft}} apart and aligned on a 340° bearing line to guide boats safely into the harbor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary, which is listed on the List of National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin. The grounds may be visited and guided tours are given during peak tourist seasons.

The Bailey's Harbor Range Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Reference #89001466, as BAILEYS HARBOR RANGE LIGHT. It is also on the State List/Inventory as of 1988.

After 1969, the Coast Guard removed lighting equipment from the original buildings and replaced them with a single directional light on the beach. In 1990, the Ridges Sanctuary took possession of the buildings and began restoring them; this was completed during the 1990s, when both buildings were rewired to supply electricity to the lamps. A skeleton tower, which was listed in Volume VII of the United States Coast Guard light list, provided shipping guidance until 2015, when the original range lights were updated with modern LED lamps and brought back online.

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|File:Bailey's Harbor Lower Range Light Plaque.jpg|Bailey's Harbor Lower Range Light plaque.

|File:Range light Ridges Sanctuary Baileys Harbor Wisconsin.jpg|Lower Range Light with skeleton tower removed.

|Ridges Sanctuary-Toft's Point.jpg|Plaque at the base of the lower range light for The Ridges Sanctuary.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090827201519/http://www.dcmm.org/range.html Door County Maritime Museum, Baileys Harbor Range Lights.]
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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090901220928/http://www.dcmm.org/lighthouses.html Door County Lighthouses, Door County Marine Museum.]
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• [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.070164,-87.119603&spn=0.001872,0.003176&t=h&z=18 Satellite View, Baileys Harbor Range Lights at] Google Maps.

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