Ogdensburg Harbor Light
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| Location | Lighthouse Point, St.Lawrence River, Ogdensburg, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°41′52″N 75°30′12″W / 44.69778°N 75.50333°WCoordinates: 44°41′52″N 75°30′12″W / 44.69778°N 75.50333°W |
| Year first constructed | 1834 |
| Year first lit | 1900 |
| Deactivated | Yes |
| Construction | Limestone |
| Tower shape | Square |
| Markings / pattern | White & Grey w/ Red Lantern |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m) |
| ARLHS number | USA-562 [1] |
Ogdensburg Harbor Light is a privately owned lighthouse on the St. Lawrence River, listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit. [2] and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations.[3]
History
An addition was made to the tower in 1900.
Cultural
The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Ogdensburg Harbor Light [4] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
References
Further reading
Berger, Todd R., Lighthouses of the Great Lakes, (Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2002), pp. 145–146
External links
- Lighthouse Friends site
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- National Park Service Historic Lighthouses
- NPS Ogdensburg Light
- Rudy & Alice
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