Stony Point (Henderson) Light
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For the lighthouse on the Hudson River
, see Stony Point Light.
STONY POINT (HENDERSON) LIGHT (OLD)
State: NEW YORK
Location: HENDERSON BAY / LAKE ONTARIO
Nearest City: HENDERSON
County: JEFFERSON
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1826
Modern Tower? YES
* Year Tower Constructed: 1945
* Type: STEEL SKELETAL
* Tower Height:
* Height of Focal Plane:
* Current Optic:
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
* Year Constructed: 1869
* Number of Stories: 1.5
* Architectural Style: MODIFIED
* Construction Materials: BRICK
Other Structures: 3 STORAGE BUILDINGS, FOUNDATIONS OF 1830 TOWER
Current Use: PRIVATELY OWNED
Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER (OLD TOWER) / U.S. COAST GUARD (NEW TOWER)
Open to the Public? NO
's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit
and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations.
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, see Stony Point Light.
STONY POINT (HENDERSON) LIGHT (OLD)
State: NEW YORK
Location: HENDERSON BAY / LAKE ONTARIO
Nearest City: HENDERSON
County: JEFFERSON
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1826
Modern Tower? YES
* Year Tower Constructed: 1945
* Type: STEEL SKELETAL
* Tower Height:
* Height of Focal Plane:
* Current Optic:
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
* Year Constructed: 1869
* Number of Stories: 1.5
* Architectural Style: MODIFIED
* Construction Materials: BRICK
Other Structures: 3 STORAGE BUILDINGS, FOUNDATIONS OF 1830 TOWER
Current Use: PRIVATELY OWNED
Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER (OLD TOWER) / U.S. COAST GUARD (NEW TOWER)
Open to the Public? NO
History
Stony Point (Henderson) Light is listed on the National Park ServiceNational Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit
and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations.
Further reading
- 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.
- 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 1550463993