Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The North Pier Head Light
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2018
1. The North Pier Head Light Marker
Inscription.
The North Pier Head Light. . The black and white lighthouse on the north pier of the channel to Presque Isle Bay has guided mariners since 1858. Its cast iron was forged in France and replaced a wooden beacon that was destroyed by a schooner in a 1857 storm. No other surviving U.S. lighthouse shares its design., A fixed red beam was used until 1995 when the 4th order Fresnel Lens was removed and a red flashing light was installed by the United States Coast Guard which still operates the beacon.,
Keepers of the Pierhead Light:, William T. Downs, Benjamin Fleming, John Hess, Leonard Vaughan, George W. Bone, Richard P. Burke, Frank Henry, James Johnson, C.E. McDannell, Charles D. Coyle, Robert Hunter, and Thomas Wilkins.
The black and white lighthouse on the north pier of the channel to Presque Isle Bay has guided mariners since 1858. Its cast iron was forged in France and replaced a wooden beacon that was destroyed by a schooner in a 1857 storm. No other surviving U.S. lighthouse shares its design.
A fixed red beam was used until 1995 when the 4th order Fresnel Lens was removed and a red flashing light was installed by the United States Coast Guard which still operates the beacon.
Keepers of the Pierhead Light:
William T. Downs, Benjamin Fleming, John Hess, Leonard Vaughan, George W. Bone, Richard P. Burke, Frank Henry, James Johnson, C.E. McDannell, Charles D. Coyle, Robert Hunter, & Thomas Wilkins
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 42° 8.646′ N, 80° 3.742′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. Marker can be reached from Lakefront Drive east of Lighthouse Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Lakefront Drive, Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2018
2. The North Pier Head Light Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
