Near Barker in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 9, 2021
1. Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse Marker
Lighthouse Timeline
1984 Lighthouse Turned Over to NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.
1935 Coast Guard Assumed Ownership. Fog Horn Built. Keeper's Quarters Enlarged.
1885 Kerosene Lamp Replaced By 500 Watt Electric Lamp Powered by Coal-Steam Generator.
1875 Lighthouse Built.
1850 Lighhouse Board Established. Upgrading Begun.
1789 Lighthouses Become Federal Responsibility.
1781 First Light on the Great Lakes at Mouth of the Niagara River.
Design Features
Globe Vent Ball with Pedestal and Lightening Spike.
Standing Seam Copper Roof.
Ornate Iron Rails.
Patterned Steel Plate Deck and Steel Armored Barrel.
Cut Stone Crown.
Cut Stone Facing with Quioned Corners. Limestone Shipped from Chaumont.
Decorative Cast Iron Steps and Rail. Cast in Sections and Bolted Together.
Keeper's Quarters Designed in High Victorian Gothic Style.
Lighthouse Architecture
From a simple, even austere beginning, lighthouse architecture peaked in grand style while under control of the Lighthouse Service. When the Coast Guard took over lighthouse operations it employed a more reserver, utilitarian approach to design.
Changes Made by the Coast Guard
Cut Stone Summer Kitchen
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Decorative Panels and Trim Removed from Gables.
Ornate Chimney Caps and Finials Removed.
Great Lakes Seaway Trail Lighthouses
New York State's Seaway Trail
1. Barcelona Lighthouse (1829) Private
2. Historic Dunkirk Lighthouse (1875) Private, Not-for-profit
3. Buffalo Lighthouses(Main Light 1833) Public
4. Old Fort Niagara Lighthouse (1871) Public
5. Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse (1875) Public
6. Braddock Point Lighthouse (1896) Private
7. Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse (1822) Public
8. Old Sodus Lighthouse (1870-71) Public
9. Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse(1934) Private
10. Selkirk Lighthouse (1838) Private
11. Stony Point Lighthouse (1869) Private
12. Galoo Island Lighthouse (1867) Private
13. East Charity Shoal Lighthouse (1929) Private
14. Horse Island Lighthouse (1870) Private
15. Tibbetts Point Lighthouse (1854) Public
16. Rock Island Lighthouse (1882) Public
17. Sunken Rock Lighthouse (1847) Private
18. Sisters Island Lighthouse (1870) Private
19. Crossover Island Lighthouse (1882) Private
20. Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse (1900) Private
Seaway Trail Pennsylvania
P1. Presque Isle Light Station (1872) Private
P2. Land Lighthouse (1867) Private
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 9, 2021
2. Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse Marker
Original Architectural Detailing Shows in this Historic Photo.
Erected by Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Inc.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 19, 2014.
Location. 43° 22.48′ N, 78° 29.166′ W. Marker is near Barker, New York, in Niagara County. It can be reached from Lower Lake Road 0.4 miles east of Carmen Road, on the left when traveling east. Located next to the lighthouse at the end of the entrance road to Golden Hill State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barker NY 14012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 30 Mile Point Lighthouse (a few steps from this marker); Lighthouse Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Foghorn, Pier, and Beacon Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); This Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Salt Spring (approx. 3.6 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Served (approx. 4.2 miles away); United States Army (approx. 4.2 miles away); Jacob Fitts (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barker.
More about this marker. When the booth is manned,
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 6, 2013
3. Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse
Regarding Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse. A map on the marker illustrates the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Lighthouses.
Also see . . .
1. Thirty Mile Point Light. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 22, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Great Lakes Seaway Trail. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 14, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
