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The Ashtabula Maritime and Surface Transportation Museum is housed in the former residence of Ashtabula Lighthouse keepers and the Coast Guard chief. The structure was built in 1871 and added on to in 1898. The museum opened in 1984 as the Great Lakes Marine and Coast Guard Memorial Museum and focuses on the history of maritime and surface transportation, specifically railroad transportation, in the region.