Year first lit 1882 Foundation Stone Molehead Opened 1848 Material Cast iron Year first constructed 1848 | Deactivated 1941 Tower shape Conical Area 6,070 m² Added to NRHP 3 October 2007 | |
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Location Crossover Island in the St. Lawrence River Construction Cast ironbrick & wood lining Similar Sunken Rock Light, East Charity Shoal Light, Sodus Outer Light, Horse Island Light, Point Aux Roches Light |
Crossover Island Light is a lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River in New York state near the Canada–United States border.
Map of Crossover Island, Hammond, NY 13646, USA
The lighthouse was established in 1848 and the last tower was first lit in 1882. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1941. The foundation is stone molehead and the lighthouse is made out of cast iron with brick and wood lining. The tower is a white conical tower with a red lantern. The original lens was a sixth order Fresnel lens.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Crossover Island Light Station in 2007.
References
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