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Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

5-43 Fairport Harbor Lighthouse

Side A: Lighthouse and keeper’s dwelling, erected in 1871 to replace the 1825 structures designed by Jonathan Goldsmith. From the time it guided early settlers into the Western Reserve until it was decommissioned in 1925, this station served Great Lakes shipping for its most important 100 years. The present, well-proportioned tower, constructed of Berea sandstone, is an outstanding engineering achievement.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: The Fairport Harbor Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: 129 2nd Street, 
Fairport Harbor, 
OH, 
44077
Location: Fairport Marine Museum, 129 Second Street
Latitude: 41.7569026
Longitude: -81.2773820