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Port Clinton Light is a lighthouse in Port Clinton, Ohio, United States at the northern end of Water Works Park. It was previously located on the outer end of the west pier which is located at the city's harbor entrance. [ 2 ] This lighthouse has two incarnations that were built with different materials. Only the present structure survives as ...
2396253 [2] Website. www.portclinton.com. Port Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, [4] located at the mouth of the Portage River on Lake Erie. The population was 6,025 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Port Clinton micropolitan area, about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Toledo.
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.
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OCCF presented $76,500 in community grants and awards. PORT CLINTON - The Ottawa County Community Foundation (OCCF) awarded more than $76,500 in community grants and special awards, including the ...
In 1852, construction started, and the lighthouse was commissioned in 1853. After the lighthouse was built, many problems were encountered. Shifting sands caused the point to be extended by nearly a mile. The original light was a 5th Order Fresnel lens, later upgraded when the building was replaced. Undated USCG image.
73000949. Added to NRHP. March 20, 1973. Pointe aux Barques (/ pɔɪnt ə bɑːrks / point-ə-BARKS) Lighthouse and Maritime Museum is an active lighthouse and adjoining museum located in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along the shores of Lake Huron on the northeastern tip of the Thumb.
St. Joseph was first platted in 1829, and the first lighthouse at the site, located on the shore, was built in 1832. Construction began on harbor piers in 1836, and by 1848 a beacon light had been established on the pier. The onshore lighthouse was replaced in 1859, and a new pierhead beacon was constructed on the south pier in 1870.