Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "lighthouse tracking".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. The Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light, on Lake Erie, located near the end of the west breakwater at the mouth of the Grand River was built in 1925, replacing the older light in Fairport Harbor, which still stands and is now a marine museum.[1][2]
The light is automated and closed to the public. However, it is possible to walk out along the breakwater to view the structure and grounds. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.Template:R
In 2006, an effort began by a group of community activists to take ownership of the lighthouse with the goal of preserving the facility for future generations.[3] The United States Coast Guard will continue to maintain the light and foghorn as a navigational aid.
In September 2009, the United States General Services Administration put the lighthouse up for public auction via an online auction.[4] After two more auctions, a bidder secured the lighthouse in August 2011[5] and converted it into a summer residence.[6][7]
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- ↑ Amateur Radio Light House Society, Fairport Harbor West Breakwater (Lake Erie) Light #ARLHS USA-280.
- ↑ Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights (WLOL).
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Further reading
- Harrison, Timothy, The lights and Lost Lights of Fairport Harbor, (October, 2001) Template:Webarchive Lighthouse Digest.
- Oleszewski, Wes. Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) Template:ISBN.
- U.S. Coast Guard. Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) Template:ISBN
External links
- Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse (maintained by the current owner)
- FairportLights
- Anderson, Kraig, Lighthouse Friends
- Lighthouse Depot Template:Webarchive
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