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Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light, also known as the South Buffalo Southside Light or Buffalo South Breakwater, South Entrance Light Station, is a lighthouse at Stony Point at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. It was established in 1903 and deactivated in 1993. It was replaced by a nearby modern post light.
(Moved to NY in 1935) 1935 Active (Also a private house) Unknown 52 ft (16 m) Eatons Neck Light: Eatons Neck: 1799 1969 Active Third-order Fresnel 126 ft (38 m) Elm Tree Beacon Light: New York City (Staten Island
Ogdensburg Harbor Light is a privately owned lighthouse on the St. Lawrence River, listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit. [2] [3] and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations. [4] In 2016 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]
1990: Major restoration allowed for the repair of the tower both internally and externally. The light was reopened and relit. The skeleton tower (seen in photo to right) on the shoreline was removed. 1994: Property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; 2007: The lighthouse is still an active aid to navigation and hosts a museum.
The Hudson–Athens Lighthouse, sometimes called the Hudson City light, is a lighthouse located in the Hudson River in the state of New York in the United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The light is located between Hudson on the east bank and Athens on the west, closer to the Hudson side.
Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York. [2] [3] [4] It stands 55 feet (17 m) tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds.
The current lighthouse was built in 1915, replacing the earlier 1867 lighthouse. In 1954 the light was automated and the building closed. [ 5 ] The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act provides for the Coast Guard to declare some lighthouses surplus, and for their ownership to be transferred to historical, non-profit or local ...
In 1868, a new lighthouse was built, with kerosene lamps. In 1933, an automatic revolving light was installed. When the lighthouse was in use, the caretaker used the Old Field village hall as a home. [4] The U.S. government gave it back to Old Field in 1935, with the proviso that the government can take it back in case of a national emergency.