Presque Isle Light

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Presque Isle Light

Location:	Presque Isle, Erie, PA
Foundation:	Limestone
Construction:	Brick
Year first lit:	1873
Year first constructed:	1872
Automated:	Yes
Tower shape:	Square
Height:	63 feet
Original lens:	Fourth order Fresnel
Range:	16 nm
Characteristic:	white Isophase Light

The Presque Isle Light is one of the three lighthouses that help protect the waterways of Lake Erie around Presque Isle and Erie, Pennsylvania. Its construction began in 1872 and was first lit on July 12, 1873. It was originally 40 feet tall before the tower was raised to its current height in 1896. Its original light characteristic, two red flashes followed by four white flashes, was changed to an alternating red and white flash when it was electrified in the 1920s. The Presque Isle Light was commonly known as the "flashlight" ^[1] to locals. In 1962, the station was fully automated and the characteristic was changed to a 3 second-on, 3 second-off white light.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Sea" the Lights.com

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