By James Heinz

This is the final of this series about the abandoned piers at the bottom of Lake Michigan.  The two previous stories were about piers built by American settlers north of Rawley Point that were later destroyed by winter storms.  This story shows the remains of a pier built to export crushed stone from a quarry north of Port Washington that is now part of Harrington Beach State Park from 1901 to 1925 when the quarry flooded and was abandoned.

To view the earlier stories, check out our Blog on the WMHS website:   https://wmhs.org/

Photos by James Heinz

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James Heinz is the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society’s acquisitions director. He became interested in maritime history as a kid watching Jacques Cousteau’s adventures on TV. He was a Great Lakes wreck diver until three episodes of the bends forced him to retire from diving. He was a University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee police officer for thirty years. He regularly flies either a Cessna 152 or 172.