Lorain West Breakwater Light
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Lorain Light
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Location | Lorain, Ohio, United States |
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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 |
Height | 51 feet (16 m)[1] |
Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel[1] |
Fog signal | Horn[1] |
ARLHS number | USA-453 |
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
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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