 The Vermilion Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie. | |
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| Location | Vermilion, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°25′28.8″N 82°21′59.7″W / 41.424667°N 82.366583°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1877  |
| Height | Tower — 34 feet (10 m) |
| Shape | octagon |
| Markings | white w/red on base, black lantern & parapet |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1992 |
| Focal height | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 200 watt incandescent |
| Characteristic | Steady red |
The Vermilion Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie in Vermilion, Ohio, USA. It is situated near the mouth of the Vermilion River. Erected on 23 October 1991 and dedicated on 6 June 1992, the lighthouse is illuminated by a 200 watt incandescent light bulb with a 5th order Fresnel lens. The lighthouse's United States Coast Guard-mandated light color is steady red.
The current lighthouse is a 34-foot (10.4 meters) replica of the previous Vermilion Lighthouse that had been removed in 1929. Following a multi-year fundraising campaign headed by local historian Theodore Wakefield, the replica was built by the Great Lakes Historical Society using $55,000 in public contributions. Designed by architect Robert Lee Tracht of Huron, Ohio, groundbreaking for the lighthouse occurred on 24 July 1991.