Port Clinton - 1896 In 1832, the United States Lighthouse Service purchased land east of the mouth of the Portage River for the purpose of building a lighthouse. Use of this lighthouse was discontinued in 1870. In 1896, a new Port Clinton lighthouse, as pictured, was constructed, which utilized a single kerosene lantern to provide navigation for up to six miles. In 1964, the top portion of this light was removed to Brand's Marina where it site today. The photograph and text are displayed courtesy of the Great Lakes Historical Society, Vermilion, Ohio. They were taken from the Society's 2003 Calendar and were edited by Al Hart. Image may not be reproduced with the expressed permission of GLHS. |
Click on image to
enlarge
|
||||||||||||
