Lorain West Breakwater Light
The Lorain West Breakwater Light, also called the Lorain Harbor Light, is a lighthouse in Lorain, Ohio, United States. The light was built in 1917 on Lake Erie by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It was taken out of service in 1965 when it was replaced by an automated lighttower on a nearby breakwater.[3] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2]
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| Location | Lorain, Ohio, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′39.28″N 82°11′25.90″W |
| Year first constructed | 1917 |
| Deactivated | 1965 |
| Foundation | Concrete Pier[1] |
| Construction | Concrete with steel reinforcing[1] |
| Tower shape | Square |
| Markings / pattern | White with red trim |
| Tower height | 51 feet (16 m)[1] |
| Focal height | 17.5 metre  |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel[1] |
| Range | 6 nautical mile |
| Characteristic | Fl R 4s |
| Fog signal | Horn[1] |
| ARLHS number | USA-453 |
| Heritage | place listed on the National Register of Historic Places |
Lorain Lighthouse | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002108[2] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1978 |
References
- "Lorain Light". National Park Service. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
- "Lorain's Historic Lighthouse". Lorain Port Authority. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
Further reading
- Oleszewski, Wes. Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
- U.S. Coast Guard. Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3
External links
Media related to Lorain lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Ohio". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Ohio". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017.
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