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Title
Marblehead
Lighthouse
Subject
Lighthouses Ohio
Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio)
Marblehead Lighthouse (Ohio)
National Register of Historic Places
Time Period
1930s
1940s
Place
Marblehead (Ohio)
Ottawa County (Ohio)
Description
Marblehead
Lighthouse
in
Marblehead
,
Ohio
,
United
States
,
is
the
oldest
lighthouse
in
continuous
operation
on the
United
States
side
of the
Great
Lakes
.
It
has
guided
sailors
safely
along
the
rocky
shores
of
Marblehead
Peninsula
since
1822
, and
is
an
active
aid
to
navigation
. In
1819
, the
fifteenth
U
.
S
.
Congress
recognized
the
need
for
navigational
aides
along
the
Great
Lakes
, and
set
aside
$5,000
for
construction
of a
light
tower
at the
entrance
to
Sandusky
Bay
.
Contractor
William
Kelly
built
the
50
foot
(15
m)
tower
of
native
limestone
on the
tip
of the
Marblehead
Peninsula
. The
base
of the
tower
is
25
feet
(7.6
m)
in
diameter
, with
walls
five
feet
(1.5
m)
thick
.
It
narrows
to
12
feet
(4
m)
at the
top
with
two-foot
(0.6
m)
thick
walls
. The
turn
of the
century
ushered
in
new
technology
as
well
as
structural
changes
including
the
addition
of
another
15
feet
(4.6
m)
to the
tower’s
height
. A
clock-like
mechanism
was
installed
to
rotate
the
lantern
,
creating
the
appearance
of a
brilliant
flash
of
light
every
10
seconds
. This
system
required
that the
lighthouse
keeper
crank
the
weights
every
three
hours
through
the
night
to
keep
the
lantern
turning
. An
improved
Fresnel
lens
with
prism
surfaces
created
an
even
more
brilliant
beacon
. An
electric
light
finally
replaced
the
kerosene
lantern
in
1923
,
dramatically
increasing
the
intensity
of the
signal
.
During
World
War
II
, the
lighthouse
became
strategically
important
for
national
defense
. The
last
civilian
lighthouse
keeper
resigned
, and the
United
States
Coast
Guard
assumed
responsibility
for the
beacon
in
1946
. The
beacon
was
automated
in
1958
. With its
original
finish
tattered
by
time
and
harsh
weather
, the
exterior
of the
lighthouse
tower
was
given
a
fresh
coat
of
new
stucco
the
same
year
.
It
was
added
to the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places
in
1969
. The
Ohio
Department
of
Natural
Resources
has
maintained
the
property
surrounding
the
lighthouse
since
1972
and
accepted
ownership
of the
Marblehead
Lighthouse
tower
in
May
1998
. The
U.S
.
Coast
Guard
continues
to
operate
and
maintain
the
lighthouse
beacon
.
Today’s
300
mm
lens
projects
a
green
signal
that
flashes
every
six
seconds
and
is
visible
for
11
nautical
miles
(20
km)
. The
distinctive
green
distinguishes
the
lighthouse
signal
from
white
lights
coming
from
air
beacons
. In
2001-2002
the
state
renovated
the
tower
and
keeper's
house
at a
cost
of
$500,000
. In
2004
the
Fresnel
lens
was
returned
to the
light
station
from the
Marblehead
Coast
Guard
Station
,
where
it
was
previously
on
display
. The
Ottawa
County
Historical
Society
owns
the
original
1-story
fieldstone
keeper's
house
(3
miles
(5
km)
from the
light
on
OH
163
in
Marblehead
. The
lighthouse
is
now
part
of the
9
acre
Marblehead
Lighthouse
State
Park
. The
park
features
picnic
tables
and
offers
views
of
Lake
Erie
,
Sandusky
Bay
,
Kelleys
Island
and
South
Bass
Island
. The
Marblehead
Lighthouse
Historical
Society
operates
the
Marblehead
Lighthouse
Museum
in the
old
keeper's
house
Creator
Ohio
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Photographs
Source
State
Archives
Series
1039
AV
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
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Image Width
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Format
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Date created
2010-04-30
Date modified
2010-06-01
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