| 1716 |
First Lighthouse in the US constructed in Boston, MA |
1841
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First Fresnel lens in the US installed in New Jersey |
| 1864 |
US Lighthouse Service adopted the distinctive lighthouse flag |
1870
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Presque Isle Lighthouse commissioned to replace the Erie Land Lighthouse |
1872
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Construction of Presque Isle Lighthouse began in September |
1873
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Presque Isle Lighthouse put into service on July 12 |
| 1873 |
Barn constructed near the south west corner of the light station
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1882
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Fresnel lens installed in the tower with flashing red and white signal |
1886
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400 linear foot wooden jetty constructed to stop the sand erosion in the front of the light station |
1889
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US Lighthouse Service created by Congress |
1892
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Boathouse moved near the end of the “old plank walk” in Misery Bay |
1892
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Roof replaced on the light station
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1894
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“Tight board fence” built to surround the light station |
1895
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“Old plank walk” repaired with 14,400 feet of white pine lumber (Distance of one and half miles from the boathouse to the light station) |
1896
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Additional 17 feet 4 inches added to Presque Isle Lighthouse tower |
| 1898 |
Oil Shed constructed near the north east corner of the light station
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| 1899 |
Fog Signal House approved for construction |
1899
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Color of the tower changed from red to white painted brick so it would stand out as a “day mark” for ships and vessels on Lake Erie |
1901
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Andrew Shaw Jr. appointed keeper at Presque Isle Lighthouse on June 1 |
| 1906 |
The “old plank walk” rebuilt from the light station to the boathouse
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| 1921 |
Presque Isle established as a State Park
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| 1924 |
Electricity installed at the light station
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1925
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The “old plank walk” from the light station to the boathouse replaced with concrete |
1927
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Andrew Shaw Jr. retired as keeper on August 30 because the road opened on the peninsula and brought too many visitors |
| 1927 |
Frank Huntington appointed keeper of Presque Isle Lighthouse till 1944
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| 1949 |
Light in the tower of the light station automated by the Coast Guard
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| 1957 |
Indoor plumbing installed by the resident in the light station |
1962
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Fourth order Fresnel lens removed from the Lighthouse tower
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| 1962 |
Barn on the south west corner of the light station torn down and lumber sold by resident
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1973
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Wash house off the west side of the light station torn down by the resident
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1983
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Lighthouse entered in National Register of Historic Places |
1989
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Addition added to the front of the main residence of the light station |
| 1989 |
Fifty-five rubble mound break waters installed along the shoreline to prevent beach erosion
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| 1990 |
Addition added to the back of the main residence of the light station
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| 1991 |
Jetty removed near the shore of the light station to install break waters |
| 1998 |
Lighthouse deeded to Department Conservation and Natural Resources from the Administrator of General Services for the United States of America
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2007
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Historic Structures Report completed for the Presque Isle Lighthouse |
Presque Isle Lighthouse 
