@chicagoharborlight.bsky.socialOn the water. Around the city. Always Chicago. 🧢⚓
Tip your cap to Chicago history with our navy FOCHL baseball cap, featuring an embroidered Chicago Harbor Lighthouse logo and white brim accent.
Wear your Lighthouse love: savethelighthouse.org/store
@chicagoharborlight.bsky.socialChicago’s harbor expanded beyond its 1832 lighthouse. Buildings blocked over 45% of its intended light arc. On July 9, 1859, a new skeletal iron lighthouse began guiding ships at North Pier.
See the historic plans and engraving.
#ChicagoHarborLighthouse #SaveTheLighthouse #PreserveRestoreCelebrate
@chicagoharborlight.bsky.socialIt’s time to show off those school pictures! 📚📸
Put those new photos on display with our set of 2 Chicago Harbor Lighthouse magnets—a little Chicago style + a simple way to show your Lighthouse support.
@chicagoharborlight.bsky.socialFor the Chicago Fire anniversary, we jump ahead to a different lighthouse, the 1859 North Pier light. In 1871, danger came from land. Refugees found “the kindest reception and hospitality” there; the Magnolia ferried survivors west. #ChicagoHarborLighthouse #SaveTheLighthouse
@chicagoharborlight.bsky.socialChicago’s first lighthouse opened in 1832. By 1844, Congress had appropriated nearly $248,000 to improve the harbor.
We highlighted the lighthouse on this 1839 map. Look at the new entrance. See the problem? Comment below.
#ChicagoHarborLighthouse #SaveTheLighthouse #PreserveRestoreCelebrate
@agnesvoltz.bsky.socialDay 616. Harvest Moon over Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
#4yearslongproject |
#chicago #chicagoharborlighthouse #fullmoon #harvestmoon
@chicagoharborlight.bsky.socialChicago’s lighthouse began guiding ships in 1832.
This 1834 survey, just 2 years later, shows streets and lots laid out for a growing city AND a new channel through the sandbar toward Lake Michigan.
Chicago was planning a city while rebuilding its harbor.
@chicagoharborlight.bsky.socialLast week: the lamps. This week: the keeper.
Chicago’s early lighthouse used whale-oil lamps. In 1835, keepers tended lights from sunset to sunrise and trimmed wicks every 4 hours.
No switch. No automation. Someone had to keep the light.
