Stuyvesant Light
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Location | Stuyvesant, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°24′42″N 73°46′42″W / 42.41167°N 73.77833°WCoordinates: 42°24′42″N 73°46′42″W / 42.41167°N 73.77833°W |
Year first constructed | 1829 |
Year first lit | 1868 |
Deactivated | 1933 |
Foundation | Granite pier |
Construction | Square tower in sw angle of dwelling |
Markings / pattern | Red |
Height | 32 feet (9.8 m) |
Focal height | 42 feet (13 m) |
Original lens | Sixth Order Fresnel lens |
Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fixed Red |
Fog signal | none |
ARLHS number | USA-824 |
USCG number | [2] |
Stuyvesant Light was also known as Kinderhook Light.
In 1835, the lightkeeper was John Carroll, born in New York and paid $300 for the year.
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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