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Erie Harbor Pierhead
State: PA
Year established: 1830
Latitude: 42 deg 9
min 24 sec N
Longitude: 80 deg 4
min 18 sec W
Height above sea level: 42 feet Original construction:
wooden tower Rebuilds:
 1858: present 34-foot square cast-iron tower replaced original destroyed by ship collision
Status:
active aid to navigation
Light characteristic:
flashing red every 2.5 seconds visible for 7 nautical miles
More information:
http://www.lighthousedigest.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=477
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/pa.htm
U.S. Department of Homeland Security / United States Coast Guard, Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River above the St. Regis River, (Washington, DC: GPO, 2004), p. 39
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