Lorain West Breakwater Light

Lorain West Breakwater Light
Lorain Light
Map
LocationLorain, Ohio, United States
Coordinates41°28′39.28″N 82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W / 41.4775778; -82.1905278
Tower
Constructed1917
FoundationConcrete Pier[1]
ConstructionConcrete with steel reinforcing[1]
Height51 feet (16 m)[1]
ShapeSquare
MarkingsWhite with red trim
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn[1]
Light
First lit2001 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1965
Focal height17.5 m (57 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFourth order Fresnel[1]
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl R 4s Edit this on Wikidata
Lorain Lighthouse
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
NRHP reference No.78002108[2]
Added to NRHP29 December 1978

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lorain Light". National Park Service. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ "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

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