Erie Harbor North Pier Light
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| Location: | Presque Isle, Erie, Pennsylvania |
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| Year first constructed: | 1858 |
| Automated: | Yes |
| Foundation: | Pier[1] |
| Construction: | Wrought Iron |
| Tower shape: | Square tapering |
| Markings/Pattern: | Black & White |
| Height: | 34 feet |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel |
| Characteristic: | Red Flashing Light |
The Erie Harbor North Pier Light, also known as the Presque Isle North Pier Light, is one of the three lighthouses at Erie, Pennsylvania. This light, situated at the far eastern end of Presque Isle State Park, helps mariners as they traverse the narrow inlet between Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay.
Originally constructed as a wooden tower in 1830, that light was swept away by a schooner in 1857.[2] The current structure was forged in France and assembled on site in Erie. It was moved in 1882 and again in 1940. The US Coast Guard, which operates the beacon, changed its fixed red beam to an automated red flashing light in 1995, at which time the 4th order Fresnel lens was sent to the Erie Maritime Museum.
[edit] References
- ^ National Park Service--Erie Harbor North Pierhead Light
- ^ Bates, Samuel P. History of Erie County. 1884.
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