The Cedar Point Light is a restored
lighthouse on the grounds of the
Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and oper ...
in
Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo ( west) and Cleveland ( east). Accord ...
, United States. The original lighthouse at the site was built in 1838, and a front
range light
Leading lights (also known as range lights in the United States) are a pair of light beacons used in navigation to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; they may also be used for position fixing. At night ...
was added to the station in 1853. A new lighthouse, the structure which stands today, was completed in 1862. This light served as a navigational aid until 1909, in which year the light tower was removed from atop the dwelling. In the ensuing years it was kept in use by the federal government as a
buoy
A buoy () is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents.
Types
Navigational buoys
* Race course marker buoys are used for buoy racing, the most prevalent form of ya ...
depot, a radio beacon station and a search and rescue boat station. These last duties were transferred to
Marblehead Coast Guard Station Marblehead may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Marblehead, Illinois
* Marblehead, Massachusetts
* Marblehead, Ohio
* Marblehead, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, a biannual sailing race on the North Atlantic
* USS ...
in 1975, and the Cedar Point station was discontinued. Cedar Point Amusement Park acquired the structure in 1987 and spent the decade refurbishing the dwelling and reconstructing the light tower. The lighthouse opened as part of a vacation cottage development in 2001.
The Cedar Point Light was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1984.
References
External links
History of the station
Cedar Point
Lighthouses completed in 1862
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio
1862 establishments in Ohio
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