Near Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tibbetts Point Lighthouse

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014

1. Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Marker

Inscription.

This point of land was part of 600 acres patented to Captain John Tibbett of Troy, New York in 1799.
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In 1827 three acres were deeded to the U.S. Government for a lighthouse.
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A U.S. Coast Guard station from 1939-1981
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It was deeded to the Town of Cape Vincent by the Department of Interior in 1991.

Restoration and preservation is conducted by the Town of Cape Vincent and the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Historical Society
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It is on the Register of Historic Places on national and state levels

Erected by Town of Cape Vincent and the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 44° 6.054′ N, 76° 22.208′ W. Marker is near Cape Vincent, New York, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from County Road 6. Marker is adjacent to one of the Keepers' Houses on the grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33439 County Route 6, Cape Vincent NY 13618, 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,

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

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Keepers (within shouting distance of this marker); Tibbits Point Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Stone House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cape Vincent Lighthouse (approx. 2.3 miles away); War of 1812 Barracks (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cape Vincent Village Green, Inc. (approx. 2.7 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hollenbeck • Mein • Handley Memorials (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Vincent.

Also see . . .
1. Tibbetts Point Lighthouse. (Submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Tibbetts Point NY at Lighthouse Friends. (Submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Tibbetts Point Light - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on February 25, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014

2. Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Marker

At lower left, in front of a Keeper's House.

Tibbetts Point Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. Tibbetts Point Lighthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.