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| Location | OH 163, Marblehead, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°32′11.2″N 82°42′42.2″W / 41.536444°N 82.711722°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1822  |
| Construction | limestone |
| Automated | 1958 |
| Height | Tower – 50 feet (15 m) |
| Shape | Pyramidal frustum of a cone tower |
| Markings | White with red markings, parapet and roof[1] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1822 |
| Focal height | 20.5 m (67 ft) |
| Lens | Fresnel lens |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Green, flashes every 6 seconds |
Marblehead Lighthouse | |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architect | Kelley, William |
| Architectural style | Cone Shaped Lighthouse |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000148[2] |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1969 |
Marblehead Lighthouse in Marblehead, Ohio, United States, is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the American side of the Great Lakes.[3][4][5] It has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822, and is an active aid to navigation.
- ^ National Park Service Maritime Heritage Project, Inventory of Historic Lights -- Marblehead Light (Ohio).
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Ohio". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Amateur Radio Light House Society, Marblehead (Lake Erie) Light #ARLHS USA-472.
- ^ Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights (WLOL).