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Name: Dunkirk Pierhead Light
Also known as: Dunkirk Pierhead Light
Nearest Town or City: Dunkirk, New York, United States
Location: End of west pier in Dunkirk, Lake Erie.
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Managing Organization: U.S. Coast Guard
Notes: There have been at least 3 towers in this location.
Height of Focal Plane: 36
Characteristic and Range: Red flash every 6 seconds.
Description of Tower: White cylindrical tower with red horizontal band.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1837: Square pyramidal tower; 1939: Steel skeletal tower.
Date Established: 1837
Optics: 1857: 6th order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
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