Sodus Point in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of the Original Sodus Bay Lighthouse
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
1. Site of the Original Sodus Bay Lighthouse Marker
Sodus Bay Lighthouse
Established 1825. Removed 1871.
Height 40 ft.
Diameter: base 22 ft.; top 10½ ft.
Walls: base 3½ ft.; top 2 ft.
Erected 1998 by Sodus Bay Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
Location. 43° 16.433′ N, 76° 59.135′ W. Marker is in Sodus Point, New York, in Wayne County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Ontario Street and Lake Street. Marker is on the east lawn of the Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum. Marker faces the sky, fixed to a boulder. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7606 North Ontario Street, Sodus Point NY 14555, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Big Sodus Light (within shouting distance of this marker); British Raids (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of 1825 Keeper's Dwelling House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sodus Point Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Sodus Point War Memorial (within shouting distance
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Also see . . . Historic Sodus Point - Sodus Bay Historical Society. (Submitted on December 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
2. Eastward View. Marker on Boulder at Center.
Lake Ontario in background. Pictures taken during a hailstorm.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 652 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
