Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse

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historic place lighthouse navigational aid

The Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse is a historic Lake Michigan navigational beacon known for its distinctive pier setting and status as an iconic symbol of Michigan City’s maritime heritage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse canonical	3
Michigan City East Pierhead Light	1
Old Michigan City Lighthouse (Michigan City Lighthouse Museum)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4120888 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse
Context triple: [Michigan City, Indiana, hasLandmark, Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse]

A. Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse is a historic red-brick navigational beacon on Lake Superior that has guided ships into Marquette, Michigan’s harbor since the 19th century.
B. Muskegon South Pierhead Light
Muskegon South Pierhead Light is a historic red lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Muskegon, Michigan, guiding vessels at the entrance to Muskegon Lake.
C. Grosse Point Lighthouse
Grosse Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan, notable for guiding ships into the Chicago area and now serving as a preserved landmark and museum.
D. South Manitou Island Lighthouse
South Manitou Island Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, known for guiding ships through the Manitou Passage and for its preserved 19th-century architecture.
E. Lorain Lighthouse
Lorain Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Erie, known for its distinctive architecture and status as an iconic symbol of Lorain, Ohio.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse
Target entity description: The Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse is a historic Lake Michigan navigational beacon known for its distinctive pier setting and status as an iconic symbol of Michigan City’s maritime heritage.

A. Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse is a historic red-brick navigational beacon on Lake Superior that has guided ships into Marquette, Michigan’s harbor since the 19th century.
B. Muskegon South Pierhead Light
Muskegon South Pierhead Light is a historic red lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Muskegon, Michigan, guiding vessels at the entrance to Muskegon Lake.
C. Grosse Point Lighthouse
Grosse Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan, notable for guiding ships into the Chicago area and now serving as a preserved landmark and museum.
D. South Manitou Island Lighthouse
South Manitou Island Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, known for guiding ships through the Manitou Passage and for its preserved 19th-century architecture.
E. Lorain Lighthouse
Lorain Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Erie, known for its distinctive architecture and status as an iconic symbol of Lorain, Ohio.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic place ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ
access	reachable on foot along the pier ⓘ
associatedStructure	Michigan City pier ⓘ elevated catwalk ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in LaPorte County, Indiana ⓘ Lighthouses on the Great Lakes ⓘ Tourist attractions in LaPorte County, Indiana ⓘ Transportation in LaPorte County, Indiana ⓘ
constructionMaterial	cast iron ⓘ steel ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 41.729°N 86.905°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
feature	catwalk used historically by lighthouse keepers ⓘ
focalHeight	about 55 feet ⓘ
formerManagingOrganization	United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Lighthouse Service ⓘ
foundation	concrete pier ⓘ
function	guides vessels into Michigan City harbor ⓘ
height	about 49 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus	iconic symbol of Michigan City’s maritime heritage ⓘ
lanternColor	black ⓘ
lightCharacteristic	flashing white light ⓘ
lightingSource	electric light ⓘ
locatedIn	Indiana ⓘ LaPorte County, Indiana ⓘ Michigan City, Indiana ⓘ
locatedOn	Lake Michigan ⓘ
managingOrganization	City of Michigan City ⓘ linked to: Michigan City, Indiana
marking	white tower with black lantern ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Old Michigan City Lighthouse (Michigan City Lighthouse Museum) ⓘ linked to: Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse Washington Park ⓘ Washington Park Beach ⓘ
notableFor	association with Michigan City’s maritime history ⓘ distinctive pier setting ⓘ
originalLens	Fresnel lens ⓘ
ownership	City of Michigan City ⓘ linked to: Michigan City, Indiana
publicAccess	accessible via pier walkway ⓘ
purpose	aid to navigation on Lake Michigan ⓘ
region	Great Lakes region ⓘ
status	active aid to navigation ⓘ
tourism	popular tourist attraction ⓘ
towerShape	square pyramidal tower ⓘ
view	overlooks Lake Michigan and Michigan City harbor ⓘ
waterbody	Lake Michigan ⓘ
yearLit	1904 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michigan City, Indiana → hasLandmark → Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse ⓘ

Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse → nearbyAttraction → Old Michigan City Lighthouse (Michigan City Lighthouse Museum) ⓘ

linked to: Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse

Washington Park (Michigan City) → adjacentTo → Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse ⓘ

subject linked to: Washington Park

Washington Park (Michigan City) → hasViewOf → Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse ⓘ