Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1976), the Gross Pointe Light Station in Evanston, Illinois was constructed in 1873 partially in response to the sinking of the Lady Elgin (killing over 300 people) in 1860,
 
The light was decommissioned in 1941 to avoid air raids in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The light station was reactivated in 1945 and is currently operated by the Lighthouse Park District of Evanston, Illinois.
 
The site of the light station is thought to be the site where Marquette landed in 1674 on his trip along the west coast of Lake Michigan. The light is one of only 70 Fresnel lenses that are still operational in the United States.

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52 feet tall, resting on Kilauea Point 180 feet above the ocean, the Kilauea Lighthouse was commissioned May 1, 1913. The lighthouse was restored in 2013. The original 8,000 pound light was designed to float on 260 pounds of mercury. Because of the dangerous properties of mercury the light, which can be seen for 22 miles out into the sea, no longer rotates, but is lit for special ceremonies. 

In 2013 the lighthouse was dedicated to Senator Daniel K. Inouye. 

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