Near Hammond in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Crossover Island

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 28, 2003

1. Crossover Island Marker

Inscription. Established in 1848 on Rock Island. Whale oil lamps used first. Kerosene used later, then batteries. Station discontinued in April 1941.

Erected by R.T. Elethorpe Hist. Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1941.

Location. 44° 29.585′ N, 75° 45.881′ W. Marker is near Hammond, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is on New York State Route 12. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hammond NY 13646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Adirondacks & North Country.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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The Thousand Islands (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Chippewa Bay Area (approx. 1.1 miles away); Singer Castle on Dark Island (approx. 1.1 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oak Point (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named The Thousand Islands (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Macdonald Cartier Freeway (approx. 3.6 miles away in Canada); Dark Island (approx. 5.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hammond.

Also see . . .
1. Crossover Island, New York. (Submitted on January 30, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Crossover Island Light Station - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 23, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, August 16, 2021

2. Crossover Island Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 28, 2003

3. Crossover Island Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 705 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 19, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. 3. submitted on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.