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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 .
Fairport Harbor East Pierhead Light: Fairport Harbor: N/A 1875 [1] Never 1911 [1] (Removed) None Unknown Grand Lake St. Marys Lighthouse (aka: Northwood Light) Celina: 1923 1982 Active Unknown 135 ft (41 m) Grand River (Fairport Harbor) Light: Fairport Harbor
Cleveland West Pierhead Light, sometimes called Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, is a lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] [2] In 2023, the United States General Services Administration announced that the lighthouse would be sold by auction.
Articles about lighthouses in the U.S. state of Ohio. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see Lighthouses in the United States . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lighthouses in Ohio .
The new light was equipped with a fourth-order Fresnel lens, exhibiting a red light. Keepers lived in a frame house in town. This tower was moved in 1882 but remained in service. [7] In 1905 the Ashtabula River mouth was widened and breakwater constructed, prompting construction of the third light, the structure that exists today. [6]
The light replaced the 1837 lighthouse on Turtle Island at the mouth of the Maumee River. It is an active aid to navigation . The lighthouse is built on a 20-foot-deep (6 m) stone crib , 8.4 miles (13.5 km) from the mouth of the Maumee River , marking the entrance to the Toledo harbor.
The Huron Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Huron, Ohio on Lake Erie, on the west pier of the Huron Harbor. References This page was last edited on 12 December ...
The lighthouse was built in 1871 and has a 60-foot tower with a detached keeper's house. The light was decommissioned in 1925, replaced by the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light . At one time the Coast Guard considered using the keeper's house to house their personnel and demolish the tower but a letter writing campaign by local residents ...