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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 .
Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts. The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835 brick and wood tower in 1895. It is the only tower of its type in New England; the next similar tower is to be found at Coney Island, New York.
The lighthouse is a part of the Marblehead Lighthouse State Park located within the village. Marblehead is also home to a United States Coast Guard station. Nearby, in Sandusky Bay, is Johnson's Island, a former Confederate officer prisoner of war camp during the Civil War. Marblehead is also commercially important as a major limestone producer.
The name Marblehead Light may refer to one of two historic lighthouses in the United States: Marblehead Light (Massachusetts) in Marblehead, Massachusetts;
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as identified by the United States Coast Guard.Enumeration of the lighthouses in this state is complicated by the number of multiple tower stations and replacement of older towers, with the Brant Point Light station having had nine towers, two of which survive. [1]
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Marblehead Ohio The Keeper's House Museum [88] U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789–1939: Benajah Wolcott House: NRHP 91000251: March 14, 1991 Marblehead Ohio Lucien Clemons Park [89] U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848–1915: Marblehead Life Saving Station [90] No N/A N/A Marblehead Ohio Marblehead Lighthouse State Park [91] U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848 ...
Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore.Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 census. [2] The town lies on a small peninsula that extends into the northern part of Massachusetts Bay.