Windsor in Essex County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Pelee Passage Lighthouse

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), June 22, 2012

1. Pelee Passage Lighthouse Marker

Inscription. Served as the main navigational aid for the Great Lakes mariners using the Lake Erie Pelee Passage from 1902 to 1975.

The lighthouse was re-erected by Dean Construction Co. Ltd. on the present site as a gift to the City of Windsor.

In honour of its founder Americo Dean in the year 1980

Erected 1980.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 42° 20.361′ N, 82° 55.856′ W. Marker is in Windsor, Ontario, in Essex County. Marker is at the intersection of Riverside Drive East and Riverside Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Riverside Drive East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9320 Riverside Dr E, Windsor ON N8S 4B6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fox Indian Massacre (approx. 2.6 kilometers away in the U.S.); Detroit Yacht Club (approx. 3.7 kilometers away in the U.S.); The Siege of Detroit 1763 (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Voigt-Kreit House / Voigt on Public Education (approx. 4.4 kilometers away in the U.S.); History of the Canals

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(approx. 4.4 kilometers away in the U.S.); S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald (approx. 4.5 kilometers away in the U.S.); a different marker also named S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald (approx. 4.5 kilometers away in the U.S.); Flag Pole (approx. 4.5 kilometers away in the U.S.).

Also see . . . Pelee Passage Lighthouse. Comprehensive history of the lighthouse originally on Pelee Passage, which runs between Point Pelee and Pelee Island in Lake Erie. (Lighthouse Friends) (Submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), June 22, 2012

2. Pelee Passage Lighthouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.