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Lorain West Breakwater Light

The Lorain West Breakwater Light, also called the Lorain Harbor Light, is a lighthouse in , United States. The light was built in 1917 on by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Ohio, United States
  • Also known as: “Lorain Lighthouse”, “Lorain West Breakwater Lighthouse”, and “West Breakwater Light”

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Lorain West Breakwater Light

Latitude
41.47757° or 41° 28′ 39″ north
Longitude
-82.19056° or 82° 11′ 26″ west
Elevation
568 feet (173 metres)
Inception
1909
Open location code
86HVFRH5+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 697186738
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
5176186
Wiki­data ID
Q6678743
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