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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Website: https://www.presqueislelighthouse.org/take-a-tour/erie-lighthouses
Notes:
This unusual lighthouse has been moved twice, the last time in 1940. The keeper's house is located inside the Coast Guard station nearby. Tower Height: 34 Height of Focal Plane: 42 Characteristic and Range: Red flash every 2.5 seconds. Description of Tower: Square iron tower, white with central black band.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Keeper's house on Coast Guard station. Earlier Towers?
1830: Wooden tower, destroyed 1857. Date Established: 1830 Date Present Tower Built: 1858
Tower Moved?
1882, 1940 Date Automated: 1940 Optics: 1858: Fourth order Fresnel lens (now on display at Erie Maritime Museum); now modern solar powered optic. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions:
Follow Peninsula Drive into the Presque Isle State Park. Follow the park's loop road, then turn east on Coast Guard Road. Follow the road to the pier and lighthouse.
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