Erie Harbor North Pier Light: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
added info box info |
m missing space |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
The '''Erie Harbor North Pier Light''',also known as the '''Presque Isle North Pier Light''', is one of the three [[lighthouses]] that help protect the waterways of [[Lake Erie]] around [[Presque Isle]] and [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. It was originally a wooden tower built in [[1830]], but it was swept away by a [[sailboat]] in [[1857]].<ref>Bates, Samuel P. History of Erie County. 1884.</ref> The current structure was [[forged]] in France and assembled on site in Erie. It was moved in [[1882]] and again in [[1940]]. In [[1995]], the lighthouse became automated when the Fresnel lenses were moved to the [[Erie Maritime Museum]]. |
The '''Erie Harbor North Pier Light''', also known as the '''Presque Isle North Pier Light''', is one of the three [[lighthouses]] that help protect the waterways of [[Lake Erie]] around [[Presque Isle]] and [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. It was originally a wooden tower built in [[1830]], but it was swept away by a [[sailboat]] in [[1857]].<ref>Bates, Samuel P. History of Erie County. 1884.</ref> The current structure was [[forged]] in France and assembled on site in Erie. It was moved in [[1882]] and again in [[1940]]. In [[1995]], the lighthouse became automated when the Fresnel lenses were moved to the [[Erie Maritime Museum]]. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 00:15, 4 June 2007
| File:Erie north pier light.jpg | |
 | |
| Location | Presque Isle, Erie, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°09′24.12″N 80°04′14.16″W / 42.1567000°N 80.0706000°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1858 |
| Foundation | Pier[1] |
| Construction | Wrought Iron |
| Automated | Yes |
| Height | 34 feet |
| Shape | Square tapering |
| Markings | Black & White |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel |
| Range | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Red Flashing Light |
The Erie Harbor North Pier Light, also known as the Presque Isle North Pier Light, is one of the three lighthouses that help protect the waterways of Lake Erie around Presque Isle and Erie, Pennsylvania. It was originally a wooden tower built in 1830, but it was swept away by a sailboat in 1857.[2] The current structure was forged in France and assembled on site in Erie. It was moved in 1882 and again in 1940. In 1995, the lighthouse became automated when the Fresnel lenses were moved to the Erie Maritime Museum.
References
- ^ National Park Service--Erie Harbor North Pierhead Light
- ^ Bates, Samuel P. History of Erie County. 1884.
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Lists by state |
|
| Lists by insular areas | |
| Lists by associated state | |
| Other areas | |
| Related | |
 | This article relating to a United States lighthouse is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |