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Managing Organization:
Inland Seas Maritime Museum
Telephone: 440-967-3467
Website: http://www.inlandseas.org
Email:
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 435
Vermilion
Ohio, 44089, United States
Notes:
This lighthouse is a replica of the 1877 tower that once stood in Vermilion Harbor. The original was moved to East Charity Shoals in Lake Ontario in 1929.
Tower Height: 16
Height of Focal Plane: 35
Characteristic and Range: Fixed red.
Description of Tower: White (lower part red) octagonal steel tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1847: Lighthouse on pier. 1859: Wooden tower. 1877: Iron tower on west pier. 1929: 18-foot steel tower.
Date Established: 1847
Date Present Tower Built: 1991
Optics: Fifth order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Private aid to navigation, part of museum.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Museum?
The lighthouse is on the grounds of the Inland Seas Maritime Museum. The museum houses an extensive collection of vessel models, ship profiles and blueprints, and the steam engine from a tugboat. There is also an extensive library at the museum, and a gift shop. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Directions:
The Inland Seas Maritime Museum and the lighthouse are two miles north of the intersection of Ohio Routes 2 and 60, at 480 Main Street, in downtown Vermilion.
Keepers: J. H. Burns (1871-?), George Vivian Codding (April 1, 1901 - October 31, 1904)
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