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The square 68-foot tall white brick Presque Isle Light, first
lit on July 12, 1873, is still active aiding navigation. It
played an important role in developing Erie as a
port. Originally the light had a fourth-order Fresnel lens which
projected a warning beam made by a single lamp burning whale oil
that was checked every four hours by a keeper climbing the 76
steps to the lantern room.
At that time it projected two red flashes followed by four white
flashes. When the light was electrified in the 1920s it had an alternating
red and white flash. The Light was fully automated in 1962 with a 300 mm
optic emitting a white light which is on 3 second and off 3 second. The
Presque Isle Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Presque Isle Lighthouse Ornament is an ideal gift for any
lighthouse collector. Tom Pollard Designs specializes in
designing the finest gold-plated brass light house ornaments.
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