Calumet Harbor Lighthouse, 1951

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The lighthouse at the mouth of the Calumet River was much like that at the Chicago River. It stood at the end of a long protective breakwater that created an outer harbor for the Calumet River.

Photographer: Henry E. Dieterle
Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37385)

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