Automated Yes Tower shape Square pyramidal Opened 1858 Materials Wrought iron, Steel | Foundation Pier Height 10 m Year first constructed 1858 | |
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Location Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania, United States Construction Wrought iron encased in steel Markings / pattern White with black horizontal band Similar Presque Isle State Park, Presque Isle Light, Erie Land Light, Perry Monument, Bicentennial Tower | ||
The Erie Harbor North Pier Light, also known as the Presque Isle North Pier Light, is one of the three lighthouses near Erie, Pennsylvania in the United States. The light, situated at the far eastern end of Presque Isle State Park, helps mariners as they traverse the narrow inlet between Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay.
Map of North Pier Lighthouse, E Fisher Dr, Erie, PA 16507, USA
Originally constructed as a wooden tower in 1830, that light was swept away by a schooner in 1857. The current structure was forged in France and assembled on site in Erie. It was moved in 1882 and again in 1940. The United States Coast Guard, which operates the beacon, changed its fixed red beam to an automated red flashing light in 1995, at which time the 4th order Fresnel lens was sent to the Erie Maritime Museum.
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