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Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic Lighthouse
Port Burwell Lighthouse in 2011
Map
LocationPort Burwell
Ontario
Canada
Coordinates42°38′41″N 80°48′21″W / 42.64472°N 80.80583°W / 42.64472; -80.80583
Tower
Constructed1840
Constructionlumber Edit this on Wikidata
Height13.7 metres (45 ft)[1]
Shapeoctagonal tower
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Heritagedesignated heritage property (part IV) Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Deactivated1963
Focal height29.3 metres (96 ft)[1]
Lensthird order Fresnel lens[2]
Range19 kilometres (12 mi)[1]

Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic Lighthouse is a historical museum in Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada. Located at the mouth of the Big Otter Creek on Lake Erie, the museum and lighthouse reflect upon when Port Burwell was at the height of its fame as a shipbuilding community.

  1. ^ a b c Port Burwell Lighthouse historical plaque placed by Ontario Heritage Foundation; text at Historical Plaques of Elgin County
  2. ^ "Lighthouses at Lighthouse Depot: Port Burwell Light". Archived from the original on 2003-12-28. Retrieved 2007-12-15.

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