Marblehead Light (Ohio)

Marblehead Light
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LocationOH 163, Marblehead, Ohio
Coordinates41°32′11.2″N 82°42′42.2″W / 41.536444°N 82.711722°W / 41.536444; -82.711722
Tower
Constructed1822 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionlimestone
Automated1958
HeightTower – 50 feet (15 m)
ShapePyramidal frustum of a cone tower
MarkingsWhite with red markings, parapet and roof[1]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1822
Focal height20.5 m (67 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFresnel lens
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicGreen, flashes every 6 seconds
Marblehead Lighthouse
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1820
ArchitectKelley, William
Architectural styleCone Shaped Lighthouse
NRHP reference No.69000148[2]
Added to NRHPDecember 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.

  1. ^ National Park Service Maritime Heritage Project, Inventory of Historic Lights -- Marblehead Light (Ohio).
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Ohio". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ^ Amateur Radio Light House Society, Marblehead (Lake Erie) Light #ARLHS USA-472.
  5. ^ Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights (WLOL).