Lorain West Breakwater Light
Appearance
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Location | Lorain, Ohio, United States |
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Coordinates | 41°28′39.28″N 82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1917 |
Foundation | Concrete Pier[1] |
Construction | Concrete with steel reinforcing[1] |
Height | 51 feet (16 m)[1] |
Shape | Square |
Markings | White with red trim |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place ![]() |
Fog signal | Horn[1] |
Light | |
First lit | 2001 ![]() |
Deactivated | 1965 |
Focal height | 17.5 m (57 ft) ![]() |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel[1] |
Range | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl R 4s ![]() |
The Lorain West Breakwater Light, also called the Lorain Harbor Light, is a lighthouse in Lorain, Ohio. 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.[2] The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 29 December 1978.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lorain Light". National Park Service. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "Lorain's Historic Lighthouse". Lorain Port Authority. 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
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- 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.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- Buildings and structures in Lorain, Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Lorain County, Ohio
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Lighthouses in Ohio
- Lighthouses completed in 1917
- Transportation in Lorain County, Ohio
- Northeastern Ohio Registered Historic Place stubs
- United States lighthouse stubs