Green Island (Ohio) Explained

Green
Location:Lake Erie
Area Acre:17
Country:US
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Ohio
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Ottawa
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Township
Country Admin Divisions 2:Put-in-Bay
Timezone1:ET
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4

Green Island is a small 17-acre (0.07 km²)[1] island of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Lake Erie. It is located approximately three miles southwest of Put-in-Bay. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township, in Ottawa County.

History

The U.S. Government bought Green Island in December 1851. A lighthouse was later constructed on the island in 1855. The most famous keeper of the lighthouse was Colonel Charles F. Drake, who lived on the island with his family until the lighthouse burned down on New Year's Eve in 1863. A new, two-story lighthouse was constructed on the island in 1864. It remained active until 1939, when the U.S. Coast Guard replaced it with a skeletal tower with an automated light on top. Green Island is currently a wildlife refuge, managed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and is no longer open to the public.

References

41.6456°N -82.8651°W

Notes and References

  1. http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documents/publications/GS/GS-025ExploretheLakeErieIslandsAGuidetoNatureandHistoryAlongtheLakeErieCoastalTrail.pdf Explore the Lake Erie Islands: A Guide to Nature and History Along the Lake Erie Coastal Trail