Thirty Mile Point Light
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Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse
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| Location | Lake Ontario |
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| Coordinates | 43°22′30″N 78°29′11″W / 43.37500°N 78.48639°WCoordinates: 43°22′30″N 78°29′11″W / 43.37500°N 78.48639°W |
| Year first constructed | 1876 |
| Year first lit | 1876 |
| Automated | 1959 |
| Deactivated | 1959-1998 |
| Foundation | Limestone Block |
| Construction | Limestone |
| Tower shape | Square |
| Markings / pattern | Natural w/ White, Black and Red Lantern |
| Height | 61 feet (19 m) |
| Focal height | 71 feet (22 m) |
| Original lens | Third Order Fresnel lens |
| ARLHS number | USA-844 [1] |
| USCG number | 7-2395 [2] National Register Status Reference #84003922 |
The Thirty Mile Point Light is part of the Golden Hill State Park, a New York State Park.[3] The lighthouse is open to the public. It gets its name because it is the point 30 miles east of the Niagara River. The lighthouse was built in 1875 of hand-carved stone. The old tower is being restored.
The Lighthouse is listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey as NY-6154. There are 3 photos available in the survey.[4]
Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse was one of five lighthouses chosen for the "Lighthouses of the Great Lakes" series postage stamp designed by Howard Koslow in 1995.[5] There was one lighthouse chosen on each of the Great Lakes. The four other lighthouses were Split Rock Light on Lake Superior,[6] St Joseph Light on Lake Michigan, Spectacle Reef Light on Lake Huron,[7] and Marblehead Light (Ohio) on Lake Erie.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ ARLHS
- ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ New York State Parks :: Golden Hill State Park
- ^ Library of Congress's Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
- ^ Stamp images, Great Lakes Lighthouses.
- ^ Postage stamp artwork, Split Rock Lighthouse Stamp.
- ^ Postage stamp artwork, Spectacle Reef Lighthouse Stamp.
- ^ Postage stamp artwork, Marblehead Lighthouse Stamp.
- ^ Postage stamp artwork, Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse Stamp.
Further reading[edit]
- Oleszewski, Wes. Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
- Scott T. Price. "U. S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation: A Historical Bibliography". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- U.S. Coast Guard. Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3
External links[edit]
- Friends of Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse
- Lighthouse Friends site
- US-Lighthouses.com
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- National Park Service Historic Lighthouses
- NPS Thirty Mile Point
- Lighthouses of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail
- Aerial Photo
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