Green Island (Ohio)

Small island in Lake Erie, Ohio, USA

Green Island

Green Island from the air, with South Bass Island, Ohio in the foreground

Geography
Location| Lake Erie
Area| 17 acres (6.9 ha)[1]
Administration

State| Ohio
County| Ottawa
Township| Put-in-Bay
Additional information
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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

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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

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1. ^ a b Explore the Lake Erie Islands: A Guide to Nature and History Along the Lake Erie Coastal Trail Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 42. Retrieved March 7, 2014

* Green Island Lighthouse
* History of Green Island

41°38′44″N 82°51′54″W﻿ / ﻿41.6456°N 82.8651°W﻿ / 41.6456; -82.8651

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Michigan|

* Gard Island
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Ontario|

* Big Chicken Island
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* Hen Island
* Little Chicken Island
* Middle Island
* Middle Sister Island
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* North Harbour Island
* Pelee Island
* Ryerson's Island
* Second Island
* Snow Island

Ohio|

* Ballast Island
* Buckeye Island
* Catawba Island
* Gibraltar Island
* Green Island
* Gull Island
* Johnson's Island
* Kafralu Island
* Kelleys Island
* Lost Ballast Island
* Middle Bass Island
* Mouse Island
* North Bass Island
* Rattlesnake Island
* South Bass Island
* Starve Island
* Sugar Island
* Turtle Island (MI / OH)
* West Sister Island

Pennsylvania|

* Presque Island

New York|

* Bird Island

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