Presque Isle Light

Presque Isle Light
Location Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1872
Year first lit 1873
Automated Yes
Foundation Limestone
Construction Brick
Tower shape Square
Markings / pattern Solid white
Height 63 feet (19 m)
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel
Range 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic White Isophase Light
ARLHS number USA-666
Presque Isle Light
Location: Presque Isle Peninsula on Lake Erie
Built: 1870
Governing body: U.S. Coast Guard
MPS: U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP Reference#: 83002242[1]
Added to NRHP: August 4, 1983

The Presque Isle Light is one of the three lighthouses in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1872 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1983.

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History

Its construction began in 1872, and the light was first lit on July 12, 1873. It was originally 40 feet (12 m) 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" to locals.[2] In 1962, the station was fully automated and the characteristic was changed to a 3 second-on, 3 second-off white light.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "Presque Isle Lighthouse". Sea the Lights. http://www.seathelights.com/pa/presque_isle.html. Retrieved January 18, 2007. 

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