 Lorain Light | |
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| Location | Lorain, Ohio, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′39.28″N 82°11′25.90″W / 41.4775778°N 82.1905278°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1917 |
| Foundation | Concrete Pier[1] |
| Construction | Concrete with steel reinforcing[1] |
| Height | 51 feet (16 m)[1] |
| Shape | Square |
| Markings | White with red trim |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | Horn[1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2001 |
| Deactivated | 1965 |
| Focal height | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel[1] |
| Range | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl R 4s |
Lorain Lighthouse | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002108[2] |
| Added to NRHP | 29 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]
- ^ a b c d e "Lorain Light". National Park Service. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Lorain's Historic Lighthouse". Lorain Port Authority. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.