The United States of America is a federal union of 50 states and a capital district. The northeastern state of Pennsylvania has 4 lighthouses, 3 active, on its short shoreline on Lake Erie in the northwestern corner of the state between Ohio and New York. The Presque Isle Partnership formed a commitee, now called Lake Erie Lights of Pennsylvania, to support the restoration of the three historic light stations. All four lighthouses are readily accessible. Pennsylvania also has a coastline on the Delaware River at the southeastern corner of the state; lights in that area are described on the Southeastern Pennsylvania page. Aids to navigation in northwestern Pennsylvania are the responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard Ninth District, based in Cleveland, Ohio, with maintenance provided by the Aids to Navigation Team based at Buffalo, New York. Ownership (and sometimes operation) of historic U.S. lighthouses has been transferred to local authorities and preservation organizations in most cases. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. USCG numbers are from the U.S. Coast Guard Light List Volume VII.
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Erie County Lighthouses
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Erie Harbor Pierhead Light, Presque Isle, January 2004 Flickr Creative Commons photo copyright C.W. Bash |
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Crawford County Lighthouses
Notable faux lighthouses:
Information available on lost lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: East: Western New York | West: Ohio
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Checked and revised January 9, 2024. Lighthouses: 7. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.