The Cleveland Memory Project is always a wonderful resource when searching for things about Cleveland’s past. With construction beginning at Lighthouse Park (West 9th and Main St), named for the lighthouse that once stood there for decades, we decided to take a look back at vintage photos of lighthouses around Northeast Ohio through the years, and there are some lookers.

Mouth of Conneaut Harbor, 1900 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Marblehead Lighthouse on Huron Peninsula, 1935 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Harbor Entrance, Cleveland, 1905 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Conneaut West Breakwater Lighthouse at Conneaut Harbor, 1935 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
200 Watt Lamp for Cleveland Lighthouse, 1939 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Lamp of Lighthouse, 1955 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Emergency Lighthouse Lanterns, 1955 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Marblehead Lighthouse, 1965 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Lighthouse and Keeper House on West Sister Island, 1927 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Fairport Harbor Lighthouse and Marine Museum, 1971 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouse, 1967 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Marblehead Lighthouse, 1971 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Lighthouse by Cuyahoga River, 1959 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Fairport Harbor Lighthouse on Second Street, 1948 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Cleveland Lighthouse at Gordon Park, 1927 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse from Edgewater Park, 1981 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Mentor Headlands Lighthouse and Beach, 1978 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Lighthouse Keep Poses With Foghorn, 1929 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Floral Mound in Washington Park, Sandusky, 1961 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Cleveland Lighthouses, 1921 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Mentor Headlands Lighthouse, 1980 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Lighthouse on West 9th, 1870 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Grand Lake St. Mary’s Lighthouse, Northwood, 1937 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse, 1960 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Mentor Headlands Lighthouse, 1980 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Lighthouse, U.S. Coast Guard Station, 1926 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Grand Lake St. Mary’s Park, 1936 Credit: Cleveland Memory Project
Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse, Unknown Credit: Cleveland Memory Project

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