Lorain West Breakwater Light

Lorain West Breakwater Light
Lorain Light
Location Lorain, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 41°28′39.28″N 82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W / 41.4775778; -82.1905278Coordinates: 41°28′39.28″N 82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W / 41.4775778; -82.1905278
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
Heritage place listed on the National Register of Historic Places Edit this on Wikidata

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lorain Light". National Park Service. 2002-03-07. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Lorain's Historic Lighthouse". Lorain Port Authority. Retrieved 2008-06-08.

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
  • 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.


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