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Conneaut Harbor West Breakwater Light

 
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Photo courtesy Ted Smith, 1999
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CONNEAUT LIGHT
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CONNEAUT HARBOR WEST BREAKWATER LIGHT WITH LANTERN ROOM
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CONNEAUT HARBOR WEST BREAKWATER LIGHT WITHOUT LANTERN ROOM
State: Ohio
Location: Conneaut River Entrance/Lake Erie
Nearest City: Conneaut
County: Ashtabula
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1835

Existing Historic Tower:
Is the Light Operational? Yes
Date Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: Concrete Crib
Construction Materials: Steel
Markings/Patterns: White W/ Black Middle Band - "Streamline Moderne"
Shape: Pyramidal W/Out Lantern
Relationship to Other Structures: Separate
Tower Height: 60
Present Optic: 375 Mm
Height of Focal Plane: 80


Modern Tower? No



Existing Keepers Quarters? Yes


Other Structures: 1-Story Yellow Brick Control Bldg That Housed Auxilary Generator And Was Used To Monitor Light
Current Use: Active Aid To Navigation
Owner/Manager: Light Tower - U.S. Coast Guard; Keeper's Qtrs And Control Bldg - Private
Open to the Public? No
National Register Status: LISTED Reference #92000243
Name of Listing: Conneaut Harbor West Breakwater Light (Light Stations Of Ohio Mps)
On State List/Inventory? Unknown
Miscellaneous: Based On A Prototype "Remote Control Pierhead Station For The Great Lakes" Designed In 1934; Replaced Pierhead Lighthouse Built In 1920; Previous Lights Include 1835-1885 Pier Lights, 1885 Light Tower Adjacent To Keeper's Dwelling, 1897 Pier Light, 1906 Range Lights; Lantern Removed In 1949; Keepers Quarters & Control Bldg Onshore (Nr #92001078).

 
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