Cleveland West Pierhead Light

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Cleveland West Pierhead Light
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Cleveland West Pierhead Light
Location Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, US
Coordinates 41°30′32″N81°43′04″W / 41.50895°N 81.71769°W / 41.50895; -81.71769
Tower
Constructed1884  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructioncast iron  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height50 ft (15 m), 20 m (66 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1911  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height63 ft (19 m), 19 m (62 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi), 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl R 6s, Fl WR 6s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Cleveland West Pierhead Light
NRHP reference No. 83001950

Cleveland West Pierhead Light, sometimes called Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, is a lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] [2]

In 2023, the United States General Services Administration announced that the lighthouse would be sold by auction. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.com.
  2. "Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse". TheClio.com.
  3. "Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse for sale with $25,000 starting bid". WOIO . 7 June 2023.
  4. "The U.S. Is auctioning off Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light". spectrumnews1.com.
  5. Scheve, Annasofia (2023-08-08). "112-year-old Ohio lighthouse up for auction, bids reach $156K in first week". Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. Retrieved 2023-08-14.

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