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Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation located off the coast of Oswego, New York. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was built in 1934 to replace an earlier light constructed in 1880. It stands at the end of a 2,000-foot-long (610 m) breakwater at mouth of Oswego River , extending one-half mile (0.80 km) out onto Lake Ontario .
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [ 1 ]
Mexico Point State Park is a 122-acre (0.49 km 2) park on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario in the town of Mexico in Oswego County, New York. The park is located at the mouth of the Little Salmon River.
For the first time since 2020, the Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow will soon be open to the public for tours.. The free curated programs, limited to 24 people, begin Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. and ...
Montauk Light was the first lighthouse in New York State, and is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The tower is 110 feet 6 inches (33.68 metres) high. The current light is a 3 1 ⁄ 2 order bivalve (clamshell) Fresnel lens.
Frenchman Island (also known as Frenchman's Island) is a 26-acre (11 ha) island located in Oneida Lake in Oswego County, New York, United States. [2] It was known historically as "Seven Mile Island" during the American Revolution [3] and by the Onondaga people as Kah-wha-nah-kee.
The Stony Point (Henderson) Light is a lighthouse on the shore of Lake Ontario near Henderson Bay in New York. The site was established in 1826, and the original lighthouse was lit in 1869. The light and attached keeper's quarters are currently privately owned. A new light was built in 1945, and it was automated in 1950.
The conservancy manages the nature trail leading to the lighthouse, offers two bed and breakfast rooms and public tours. A small museum displays artifacts of the original lighthouse and the restoration efforts, as well as the history of the Saugerties waterfront. The lighthouse keeper of 1835 was Abraham Persons. He was paid $350 for the year. [4]