Pennsylvania Lighthouses on Lake Erie

by Eugene H. Ware

Overview

Four lighthouses remain in Pennsylvania, and Lake Erie is home to three. In 1818, Old Presque Isle Light became the first United States lighthouse built on the lake's shore. But a need for even more navigational assistance gave birth to the North Pierhead Lighthouse forty years later. The Presque Isle Light Station first shined on Lake Erie in July 1873. Thanks to the guidance from these landmarks, Erie's port is one of the busiest in the Great Lakes. Author Eugene Ware offers an edifying history of Erie Harbor lights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625856036
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	06/20/2016
Series:	Landmarks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Eugene Ware serves as president of the Friends of Tom Ridge Environmental Center and treasurer of the Presque Isle Light Station. He is also an active member of the Historical Society of Erie County. Eugene annually presents over fifty Presque Isle and Erie lectures.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

1 A Short History of the Port of Erie 15

2 Why Three lighthouses at Erie? 28

3 The Original Presque Isle Light 32

4 From Smoke, Whale Oil and Mirrors to the Birth of the Fresnel Lens 57

5 North Pierhead Light 68

6 Names from the Past: The Lighthouse Establishment, the Life-Saving Service and the Revenue Gutter Service 85

7 Presque Isle Light Station 93

8 The Light Keeper and His Life 112

Bibliography 123

Index 125

About the Author 127