page_title: Port Washington, Wisconsin
section_title: Museums
hierarchical_section_title: Port Washington, Wisconsin / Culture / Museums
caption_attribution_description: Port Washington Light Station, Registered Historic Place, Port Washington, Wisconsin
context_page_description: Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore east of Interstate 43, the community is a suburb in the Milwaukee metropolitan area 27 miles north of the City of Milwaukee. The city's artificial harbor at the mouth of Sauk Creek was dredged in the 1870s and was a commercial port until the early 2000s. The population was 11,250 at the 2010 census.
  When French explorers arrived in the area in the 17th century, they found a Native American village at the mouth of Sauk Creek - the present location of historic downtown Port Washington. The United State Federal Government forcibly expelled the Native Americans in the 1830s, and the first settlers arrived in 1835, calling their settlement "Wisconsin City" before renaming it "Port Washington" in honor of President George Washington. In the late 1840s and early 1850s, the community was a candidate to be the Washington County seat.
context_section_description: Judge Eghart House: Built in 1872, the Judge Eghart House museum is furnished with Victorian era artifacts to provide a snapshot of what life was like in late 19th century Port Washington.
  Port Exploreum: Maintained by the Port Washington Historical Society, the Port Exploreum showcases hands-on exhibits on Port Washington's history and connection to the Great Lakes, as well as art exhibitions.
  Port Washington Light: Port Washington's light station was constructed in 1860 to replace and earlier structure and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg paid to restore the lighthouse in 2000, because of the cultural ties between northern Ozaukee County and Luxembourg. The building is a museum of 19th-century lighthouse keeping, and the Port Washington Historical Society runs tours on summer weekends.
caption: The 1860 Port Washington Light is a museum of maritime history and lighthouse-keeping, which includes a reproduction of a Fresnel lens.
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