Dunkirk Pierhead Light

Station Established: 1837
Year Current / Last Tower(s) First Lit: 1992
Operational: Yes
Automated: N/A
Deactivated: N/A
Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: Square structure; lower part brown with vertical sides, upper part white and pyramidal; surmounted by lantern with red roof; on rectangular masonry pier (as of 1900).
Height: 41 feet above lake level
Original Lens: Lens lantern
Characteristic: Fixed red
Fog Signal: None

(Picture shows former light structure, now replaced)

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