Lorain West Breakwater Light

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Lorain West Breakwater Light
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Lorain Light
Lorain West Breakwater Light
Location Lorain, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 41°28′39.28″N82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W / 41.4775778; -82.1905278 Coordinates: 41°28′39.28″N82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W / 41.4775778; -82.1905278
Tower
Constructed1917
Foundation Concrete Pier [1]
ConstructionConcrete with steel reinforcing [1]
Height51 feet (16 m) [1]
ShapeSquare
MarkingsWhite with red trim
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Fog signal Horn [1]
Light
First lit2001  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated1965
Focal height17.5 m (57 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
LensFourth order Fresnel [1]
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl R 4s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lorain Lighthouse
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
NRHP reference No. 78002108 [2]
Added to NRHP29 December 1978

The Lorain West Breakwater Light, also called the Lorain Harbor Light, is a lighthouse in Lorain, Ohio, United States. The light was built in 1917 on Lake Erie by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It was taken out of service in 1965 when it was replaced by an automated lighttower on a nearby breakwater. [3] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lorain Light". National Park Service. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  3. "Lorain's Historic Lighthouse". Lorain Port Authority. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

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