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Sodus Point Light

Coordinates: 43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W / 43.273806; -76.986167
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Sodus Point Light
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LocationOff NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York
Coordinates43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W / 43.273806; -76.986167
Tower
Constructed1825
FoundationNatural/emplaced
ConstructionLimestone
Height45 feet (14 m)
ShapeSquare
MarkingsNatural w/ black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1871
Deactivated1901
Focal height70 feet (21 m)
LensSixth order Fresnel lens

Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 212 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.[4] The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 312 order Fresnel lens on display.

References

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Official Site of the Sodus Bay Historical Society