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Name: Presque Isle Light (PA)  

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Nearest Town or City:
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Location: Presque Isle Peninsula, Lake Erie.


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Photo: Fran Davanzo
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Managing Organization:
Presque Isle Light Station Board

Telephone: 814-833-3604

Website: https://www.presqueislelighthouse.org/
Email: lighthouse1872@hughes.net

Contact Address Information:
301 Peninsula Dr.
Erie
Pennsylvania, 16505, United States

Tower Height: 68

Height of Focal Plane: 73

Characteristic and Range: White light, 3 seconds on, 3 seconds off.

Description of Tower: Square white brick tower attached to keeper's house.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1873

Date Present Tower Built: 1873

Date Automated: 1962

Optics: 1873: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now 300 mm.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation, housing for park manager.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Museum?
An educational exhibit is located adjacent to the light station.

Directions:
The lighthouse is located in Presque Isle State Park at the end of PA Route 832.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places


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