Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“Ashtabula Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Ashtabula, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register on August 8, 1983.”
Wikipedia article Ashtabula Harbor Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 36 National Register listings in Ashtabula County · listed in 1983 · category: Structure · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Ashtabula County.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 695 specimens collected within 10 miles of Ashtabula Harbor Light between 1872 and 1975: 615 Animalia, 71 Plantae, 7 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Woolman, Baumgardner, L., Baumgartner, L. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Actinonaias carinata gibba (C.T.Simpson, 1900) | 1903 | not recorded | Cuyahoga River, South Park, Above Cleveland |
 | unnamed | 1915 | Munsell; Harvey | |
 | Hymenostylium recurvirostrum (Hedw.) Dixon | 1872 | not recorded | |
 | Dicranum scoparium Hedw. | 1891 | J. B. Brockway | |
 | Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Ohio, Conneaut Creek |
 | Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Ashtabula River, Ashtabula, Ohio |
 | Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819 | 1893 | A. Woolman | Red Brook, Harbor, Ohio |
 | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Red Brook, 3 miles west of Harbor, Ohio |
 | Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | not recorded | KINGSVILLE, CONNEAUT CREEK |
 | Chrysemys picta marginata Agassiz, 1857 | 1893 | not recorded | Kingsville, Conneaut Creek |
 | Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Conneaut Creek, Kingsville, Ohio |
 | Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 | 1893 | not recorded | Ashtabula River, Ashtabula, Ohio |
All 695 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ashtabula Harbor Light: 4 past producers, 2 plants, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Titanium, Pigment. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula #1 & #2 Plants Ti | Titanium, Pigment | Plant | 1967 | |
| Ashtabula Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Plant | 1968 | |
| Therm-X Co | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Union Carbide | Iron | Producer | ||
| Dreslinski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dreslinski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pinney Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pinney Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashtabula, the town this property stands in, in 48 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Ashtabula | $100,000 | Widespread basement and street flooding in Ashtabula, with several videos of flowing water of six inches or more across roadways. Radar estimated 2.75 to 3.5 inches of rainfall in a two to three hour period, which roughly equates to a 50 year recurrence interval. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Ashtabula | $100,000 | Several roads closed due to flowing high water. Vehicles stranded in high water at West Avenue and West 34th Street, West 58th Street and Jefferson Road. Underpass on Main Avenue inundated with 5 to 6 feet of water, stranding a vehicle. Several reports of flooded basements in the area. |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Ashtabula | $75,000 | An ice jam on the Ashtabula River at Northcoast Marina and Yacht Club broke loose and snapped the docks apart like twigs. The river also flooded bottom land and at least one road. Other rural roads were flooded by melting piles of snow. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Ashtabula | $50,000 | Widespread road flooding in Ashtabula and Plymouth areas. Some reports of basement flooding as well. Many of the roads flooded due to creeks coming out of their banks. A few cars stranded in a flooded underpass on Main Avenue in Ashtabula. Radar estimated 4 to 5.5 inches of rainfall in a 1.5 to 3 hour period. Two rain gauge reports in Plymouth reported nearly 6 inches of rainfall over a three hour period. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $50,000 | Trees and large limbs were downed, some on power lines with at least one building suffering damage. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $50,000 | Trees and large limbs were downed. Hard hit was the west side of Conneaut where several roads were closed from downed trees. Utility poles were also downed along with some signs and awnings. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ashtabula | $40,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail in Ashtabula. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $35,000 | A 86 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Ashtabula Light House. Several dozen trees were downed in the City of Ashtabula. At least two homes were damaged by fallen trees. Other trees were downed to the west of Ashtabula in Saybrook Township. |
| October 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $25,000 | Trained spotters estimated 60 mph winds in Ashtabula. A few trees were downed in an around the City of Ashtabula. One of the trees landed on a house trailer and caused some structural damage. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large limbs. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $10,000 | A large section of a tree was blown down on a house along with utility lines. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $10,000 | A tree was blown down on to a car near Main Street. Several trees were blown down at Bunker Hille and Austinburg Road. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two trees. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $8,000 | Several large limbs were reported down. Power outages were also reported in the area. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees approximately four miles south of Ashtabula. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $5,000 | Several trees and large branches were downed. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $5,000 | Trees were downed. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $4,000 | Several large limbs were reported down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree southeast of Ashtabula and several large limbs near Richmond Center. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two trees and a few large limbs. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs. |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | Tree downed in Ashtabula and another downed about two-miles ESE of Ashtabula. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | Power poles were broken in Ashtabula. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | Nickel sized hail was observed. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | Thunderstorms produced nickel size hail. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured by wind sensing equipment at the Ashtabula Lighthouse. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | Penny size hail was observed on the west side of Ashtabula. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | Penny to quarter size hail was observed. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured in Ashtabula. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | Dime size hail fell five miles south of Ashtabula. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | A 71 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Ashtabula Light House. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | Winds of 60 mph and large hail was reported. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | Winds were measured at 62 mph at the lighthouse. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashtabula | - | Winds were measured at 70 mph (61 knots). |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Ashtabula | - | no account filed |
3 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph | 1853 to 1873 |
| Ashtabula Telegraph | 1874 to 1880 |
| Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph | 1880 to 1886 |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | West Fifth Street Bridge | 1.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Ashtabula Harbour Commercial District | 1.3 miles | 1975 |
 | Hubbard, Col. William, House | 1.4 miles | 1973 |
 | Mother of Sorrows Church | 1.6 miles | 1995 |
 | Harmon, Francis E., House | 3.2 miles | 1975 |
| Castle Block | 3.7 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001943 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ashtabula County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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