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The Erie Land Light, also known as the Old Presque Isle Light, is a lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is one of the three lighthouses in Erie, along with the Presque Isle Light and the North Pier Light. The lighthouse is situated on the bluffs overlooking the lake in Lighthouse Park east of downtown Erie.
The Presque Isle Light was completed on July 1, 1873. Once finished, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed in the tower, and it went into operation on July 12—Charles Waldo, the Presque Isle Light's first keeper, noted in the log for that day: "This is a new light station and the light will be exhibited for the first time tonight. There ...
The light, situated at the far eastern end of Presque Isle State Park, helps mariners as they traverse the narrow inlet between Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay. [1] Originally constructed as a wooden tower in 1830, that light was swept away by a schooner in 1857. [2] The current structure was forged in France and assembled on site in Erie. It ...
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The annual fireworks display returns to Dobbins Landing one day before the July 4 holiday.
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"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Pennsylvania". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
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