Wind Point in Racine County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fog Horn House

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 3, 2021

1. Fog Horn House Marker

The last two entries on the sign (2004 and Present) have been removed.

Inscription.

1880: Two wooden buildings

1900: Replaced with brick structure
Signal Equipment:
Browne 1st Class Auto Compressed Air
Siren driven by Hornsby-Akroyd engine
Two Copper Trumpets (still in place
above doors)
Crosby Automatic Time Signal
(3 sec. out of 30)

Jan. 26, 1901: First sounded in
heavy snow storm

1964: Taken out of service by
U.S. Coast Guard (signal
equipment removed)

1995: Restored by Horn House Restoration
Committee, headed by Richard Tobias &
Carolyn Harvey

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1812.

Location. 42° 46.885′ N, 87° 45.473′ W. Marker is in Wind Point, Wisconsin, in Racine County. It can be reached from Lighthouse Drive. Marker is on the grounds of the Wind Point Lighthouse and can be reached from Village Hall Drive east of Lighthouse Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4731 Village Hall Dr, Racine WI 53402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Foghorn Building (here, next to this marker); Surf Boat Rail (a few steps from this marker); Schooner Kate Kelly (a few steps from this marker); The Fuel House and Former Boat House Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Fuel House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Architect (within shouting distance of this marker); The Light (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wind Point.

Other markers no longer nearby. Capstan (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Pier and Boat Rails (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . The Racine Lighthouse and Maritime Preservation Society.

Fog Horn House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013

2. Fog Horn House and Marker

Society website homepage:
formerly "Friends of Wind Point Lighthouse" (Submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013

3. Fog Horn House Marker

Marker has been corrected.

1900 - Fog Horn Building Museum plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 3, 2021

4. 1900 - Fog Horn Building Museum plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.