Cape Vincent Light
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Cape Vincent Breakwater Light was a lighthouse
on the breakwater
protecting the harbor in the town of Cape Vincent, New York
.
It has been moved to the Town Highway Department on New York State Route 12E
.
It should not be confused with the nearby Tibbetts Point Light
, an active lighthouse
also in Cape Vincent.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
on the breakwater
Breakwater (structure)
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.-Purposes of breakwaters:...
protecting the harbor in the town of Cape Vincent, New York
Cape Vincent (town), New York
Cape Vincent is a town in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The population was 2,777 at the 2010 census.The Town of Cape Vincent is located in the northwest part of the county. In the town is a village also called Cape Vincent. Both town and village are northwest of Watertown.- History :The town...
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It has been moved to the Town Highway Department on New York State Route 12E
New York State Route 12E
New York State Route 12E is a state highway located entirely within the northwestern part of Jefferson County in northern New York, USA. Officially, the southern terminus of NY 12E is at NY 12 in the city of Watertown; however, its signed terminus is at NY 12F in the village of...
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It should not be confused with the nearby Tibbetts Point Light
Tibbetts Point Light
The Tibbetts Point Lighthouse is located in Cape Vincent , New York. The land upon which the lighthouse stands is a part of a grant of land to Captain John Tibbetts of Troy, New York.The lighthouse is a circular tower that stands above the water...
, an active lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
also in Cape Vincent.