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Lighthouses Historical Markers
Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and have become uneconomical since the advent of cheaper electronic navigational systems. Many remain standing due to historic preservation efforts.
On N Central Avenue at E 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on N Central Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, the presence of navigational dangers, and to help set their course. By 1852, however, lighthouses and lightships often looked so much alike that it was difficult to . . . — — Map (db m46293) HM
On North Central Avenue north of East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Several Life-Saving Service/Coast Guard station structures have served the Hereford Inlet area. The original 1849 Life-Saving Station provided assistance to stranded steamers and coal traders using the coastal waterways. It was moved further . . . — — Map (db m209300) HM
On N Central Avenue at E 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on N Central Avenue.
This plaque was presented on June 3, 2006 by the New Jersey Sarah Soper Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century to recognize the unique architecture of the building and its importance as an aid to navigation. — — Map (db m46294) HM
On North Central Avenue north of East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
After the Lighthouse was moved to this spot in 1913, it continued to guide mariners and replaced by a steel tower with an automated beacon in 1964. When the State of New Jersey leased the Lighthouse to the City of North Wildwood in 1986 the . . . — — Map (db m209309) HM
On Central Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Work was completed in the spring of 1874 at this site, the original location of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. The fourth-order Fresnel Lens in the tower was illuminated for the first time on May 11, 1874. Erosion on the south side of the Inlet, due . . . — — Map (db m118223) HM
On North Central Avenue north of East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Designed by Paul J. Pelz, architect of the US Library of Congress this fourth order lighthouse was constructed for the sake of mariners to mark the entrance to the Hereford Inlet. Listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, 1976. Listed on . . . — — Map (db m209305) HM
Near Lighthouse Road, 0.1 miles west of E Point Road, on the left when traveling west.
The East Point Lighthouse guards the eastern shore of the Maurice River Cove. This lone sentinel once provided hundreds of Delaware Bay oyster schooners with a guiding light to the ports at Port Norris and Port Elizabeth. Constructed in 1849, it . . . — — Map (db m68280) HM
Near Lighthouse Road, 0.1 miles E Point Road, on the left when traveling west.
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, the presence of navigational dangers, and to help set their course. By 1852, however, lighthouses and lightships often looked so much alike that it was difficult to . . . — — Map (db m68281) HM
Near Lighthouse Road, 0.1 miles E Point Road, on the left when traveling west.
The East Point Lighthouse was built in 1849 to guide boatmen into the mouth of the Maurice River, about one half mile to the north. The lantern sits atop the two story brick building, 48 feet above sea level, and is visible for about 7 . . . — — Map (db m68285) HM
Near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse began operation on the evening of December 31, 1880. The lighthouse is a steel skeletal structure standing 85 feet tall with 112 steps leading from the neoclassical pavilion at the base of the tower to the lantern . . . — — Map (db m69773) HM
On Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, the presence of navigational dangers, and to help set their course. By 1852, however, lighthouses and lightships often looked so much alike that it was difficult to . . . — — Map (db m43452) HM
Near Light House Road, 0.1 miles south of Twinlights Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
Twin Lights was the first primary seacoast light in the United States to use electricity. This building contained equipment for generating electric power for the light which produced 25,000,000 candlepower, by far the most powerful in the United . . . — — Map (db m208279) HM
Near Light House Road, 0.1 miles south of Twinlights Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
The Navesink Highlands overlooks the major shipping channels in and out of New York Harbor. From here, 200 feet above the ocean, there is unobstructed visibility on a clear day for 22 miles out to the horizon. This is one of the reasons the . . . — — Map (db m208259) HM
has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. From 1828 until 1949 the Twin Towers of Navesink served as a principal aid to . . . — — Map (db m22584) HM
Near Lighthouse Road. Reported permanently removed.
The building in front of you is the powerhouse. Inside the large double doors to your right were the engines and dynamos used to produce electrical power to light the lamp for the 1898 south tower Fresnel lens. This brick building, built in 1909, . . . — — Map (db m22681) HM
On Light House Road, 0.1 miles south of Twinlights Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
The building in front of you is the powerhouse. Inside the large double doors to your right were the engines and dynamos used to produce electrical power to light the lamp for the 1898 south tower Fresnel lens. This brick building, built in 1909, . . . — — Map (db m208281) HM
At almost 200 feet above sea level, the Navesink Highlands Light Station, also known as Twin Lights, is positioned on one of the highest points on the Atlantic coast. Lighthouses on this site have guided mariners safely into New York Harbor since . . . — — Map (db m22588) HM
On Light House Road, 0.1 miles south of Twinlights Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
At almost 200 feet above sea level, the Navesink Light Station, also known as Twin Lights, is positioned on one of the highest points on the Atlantic coast. Lighthouses on this site have guided mariners safely into New York Harbor since 1828. The . . . — — Map (db m208247) HM
Near Lighthouse Road. Reported permanently removed.
The Navesink Highlands Light Station originally consisted of two octagonal stone towers 320 feet apart. You are standing directly on the site of the 1828 north tower. Its replacement, completed in 1862, is behind you.
[Caption:] . . . — — Map (db m22621) HM
Near Light House Road, 0.1 miles south of Twinlights Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
The Navesink Light Station originally consisted of two octagonal stone towers 320 feet apart. You are standing directly on the site of the 1828 north tower. Its replacement, completed in 1862, is behind you.
[Caption:] . . . — — Map (db m208251) HM
During construction of the present lighthouse in 1861, a cannon was found buried on the grounds. It was placed in front of the keeper’s house and for a century was the “mystery” cannon of Twin Lights. There are still unanswered . . . — — Map (db m22672) HM
On Hudson Road at Magruder Road, on the right when traveling north on Hudson Road.
Find a prickly pear cactus. 🌵 Bike or walk a park trail. Search for an egret as you explore the salt marsh. Count the butterflies. 🦋 Go birdwatching. 🐦 Look for holly in our coastal forests.
See how America's oldest . . . — — Map (db m208220) HM
On Hudson Drive, on the left when traveling north.
For more than a century, Sandy Hook Lighthouse keepers lived in isolation at the end of this windswept peninsula. In the 1890s, the U.S. Army began building massive concrete gun batteries here to defend the entrance to New York harbor. Fort . . . — — Map (db m22591) HM
On Gateway NRA Road, on the right when traveling north.
When the Sandy Hook Lighthouse was built in 1764, ships entered New York Harbor through a natural channel that ran close to the Sandy Hook shore. Sandbars were a constant danger and the merchants of New York built the Lighthouse to protect their . . . — — Map (db m22756) HM
On Mercer Road north of Hudson Road, on the right when traveling north.
When the Sandy Hook Lighthouse was built in 1764, ships entered New York Harbor through a natural channel that ran close to the Sandy Hook shore. Sandbars were a constant danger and the merchants of New York built the Lighthouse to protect their . . . — — Map (db m208214) HM
On Fort Hancock Road, on the right when traveling north.
The beacon on the Sandy Hook Lighthouse was extinguished on December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It remained dark until the end of World War II in 1945. — — Map (db m54432) HM
On Mercer Road north of Hudson Road, on the right when traveling north.
Stretching off the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore, the 1,650 acre peninsula preserves six miles of ocean beaches enjoyed by more than two million visitors a year. But there’s much more.
Beyond its well-known beaches, sand dunes and . . . — — Map (db m208215) HM
On Hudson Road at Magruder Road, on the right when traveling north on Hudson Road.
Stretching off the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore, the 1,650 acre peninsula preserves six miles of ocean beaches enjoyed by more than two million visitors a year. But there’s much more.
Beyond its well-known beaches, sand dunes and . . . — — Map (db m208219) HM
On Hudson Drive at Mercer Road, on the left when traveling north on Hudson Drive.
Upper Marker:
This light was completed in 1764 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States. New York merchants petitioned their assembly to raise money for the light by lotteries and tonnage taxes on ships . . . — — Map (db m5092) HM
Sarah Patterson Johnson was officially appointed Assistant Keeper of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse on May 27, 1867. Sarah assisted the Head Keeper, her brother, Charles Patterson, who tended the lighthouse from 1861 to 1885. Her family . . . — — Map (db m151970) HM
Near Hartshorne Drive, 3.4 miles north of New Jersey Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
Find a prickly pear cactus. 🌵 Bike or walk a park trail. Search for an egret as you explore the salt marsh. Count the butterflies. 🦋 Go birdwatching. 🐦 Look for holly in our coastal forests.
See how America's oldest . . . — — Map (db m208209) HM
On Hartshorne Drive north of Magruder Road, on the right when traveling north.
Find a prickly pear cactus. 🌵 Bike or walk a park trail. Search for an egret as you explore the salt marsh. Count the butterflies. 🦋 Go birdwatching. 🐦 Look for holly in our coastal forests.
See how America's oldest . . . — — Map (db m208223) HM
The broad expanse of New York Harbor is misleading. Shoals and sandbars pose underwater threats to navigation and ships must stay in channels for safe passage. Until the Ambrose Channel was created, all ships entered the harbor through a natural . . . — — Map (db m22693) HM
Near Hartshorne Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Stretching off the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore, the 1,650 acre peninsula preserves six miles of ocean beaches enjoyed by more than two million visitors a year. But there’s much more.
Beyond its well-known beaches, sand dunes and . . . — — Map (db m22754) HM
On Hartshorne Drive, 2 miles north of New Jersey Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
Stretching off the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore, the 1,650 acre peninsula preserves six miles of ocean beaches enjoyed by more than two million visitors a year. But there’s much more.
Beyond its well-known beaches, sand dunes and . . . — — Map (db m208178) HM
Near Hartshorne Drive, 2 miles north of New Jersey Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
Stretching off the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore, the 1,650 acre peninsula preserves six miles of ocean beaches enjoyed by more than two million visitors a year. But there’s much more.
Beyond its well-known beaches, sand dunes and . . . — — Map (db m208182) HM
Near Hartshorne Drive, 3.4 miles north of New Jersey Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
Stretching off the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore, the 1,650 acre peninsula preserves six miles of ocean beaches enjoyed by more than two million visitors a year. But there’s much more.
Beyond its well-known beaches, sand dunes and . . . — — Map (db m208211) HM
On Hartshorne Drive north of Magruder Road, on the right when traveling north.
Stretching off the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore, the 1,650 acre peninsula preserves six miles of ocean beaches enjoyed by more than two million visitors a year. But there’s much more.
Beyond its well-known beaches, sand dunes and . . . — — Map (db m208222) HM
On Ocean Avenue North north of New Jersey Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to Gateway National Recreation Area. Sandy Hook is a barrier beach peninsula at the northern end of the New Jersey Shore. Its location at the entrance to New York Harbor assured Sandy Hook's importance for coastal and harbor defense. For . . . — — Map (db m208237) HM
Near County Road 607 north of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, the presence of navigational dangers, and to help set their course. By 1852, however, lighthouses and lightships often looked so much alike that it was difficult to . . . — — Map (db m209195) HM
Near Broadway, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Built 1857-58 by the Federal Lighthouse Board. First Lighted January 1, 1859.
The present lighthouse replaced an earlier lighthouse built in 1834. The height of the light above sea level is 165 feet. Barnegat Lighthouse was built as a 1st . . . — — Map (db m34624) HM
Near County Road 607 north of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built 1857 - 1858 by the Federal Lighthouse Board
First lighted January 1, 1859
Relit January 1, 2009 by Friends of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
The present lighthouse replaced an earlier lighthouse built in 1835.
The . . . — — Map (db m209194) HM
built this lighthouse in 1858. During the Civil War he commanded the Army of the Potomac, from Gettysburg to Appomattox (1863 – 1865) under Lt. Gen. U. S. Grant. [ Upper Marker: ] A portrait in bronze of the creator of Barnegat Lighthouse . . . — — Map (db m34623) HM
Take a walk back through time when wooden schooners sailed the seas . . . When Cornelius May christened Barnegat Inlet “Barendegat” or “Breakers Inlet” in 1614, a vast maritime forest covered the barrier islands of New . . . — — Map (db m44011) HM
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, areas of danger, and to help set their course. Sandy Hook and Navesink Twin Lights marked the entrance to New York Harbor. Cape May and Cape Henlopen Lighthouses . . . — — Map (db m34701) HM
After a long journey across the Atlantic, mariners bound for New York Harbor welcomed the sight of the Barnegat Lighthouse lighting the way. It was constructed in 1834 as a navigational aid to guard Barnegat Inlet. Twenty years later, it was . . . — — Map (db m34625) HM
On Fort Mott Road at Harrisonville Lighthouse Road on Fort Mott Road.
The Finns Point Range lights served as a point of entry and exit for maritime traffic between the Delaware Bay and River. In 1950, after the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the channel to 800 feet wide and 40 feet deep, the Finns Point Rangelights . . . — — Map (db m65260) HM
On Old Fort Mott Road at Harrisonville Lighthouse Road on Old Fort Mott Road.
Property of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Guided ships through the upper Delaware Bay from April 2, 1877 to March 22, 1950. Through the efforts of private citizens coordinated by the "Save the Lighthouse Committee," the 115-foot iron tower was . . . — — Map (db m65259) HM
Near Point Drive North, 0.6 miles north of Lake Shore Drive West (New York State Route 5).
Dunkirk Lighthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
By The United States Department of The Interior
Built 1875 — — Map (db m51904) HM
Near Point Drive North, 0.6 miles north of Lake Shore Drive West (New York State Route 5).
Established in 1789, the U.S. Lighthouse Service maintained lighthouses and a district headquarters in Buffalo until it was absorbed by the Coast Guard in 1939. Tenth District, long under the command of District Lighthouse Superintendent Roscoe . . . — — Map (db m84334) HM
On Chautauqua Lake Rest Area at Interstate 86, on the right when traveling east on Chautauqua Lake Rest Area.
Transportation Bemus Point/Stow Ferry Courtesy: Fenton History Center, Jamestown, N.Y. Flat boats made from locally cut timber carries goods from Chautauqua Lake to the country's interior. the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry began operating in . . . — — Map (db m117562) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
First Harbor
From its beginnings as a shallow creek-mouth anchorage through its heyday as seventh busiest port in the world, Buffalo Harbor has undergone a series of major changes.
The first harbor was built in 1820 and 1821 by the . . . — — Map (db m85195) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
Hurricane-force winds screamed across the Great Lakes on Nov. 9 and 10, 1913, in a storm that claimed more than 250 lives and sank a dozen ships- including Light Vessel 82, one of a series of Buffalo lightships. L.V. 82 was on station 13 miles . . . — — Map (db m85163) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
An Outdoor Lighthouse Museum. Buffalo's complex harbor system has showcased many unique lights. Scan the harbor for the existing lights shown in this artist's conception. The lights shown as transparent have been demolished or moved to another . . . — — Map (db m85226) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
Two structures mark the entrance to the Niagara River - the city of Buffalo water intake and the abandoned Horseshoe Reef Light. The Horseshoe Reef Light, the dark metal structure atop a concrete base, was established in 1856 after Canada and . . . — — Map (db m85227) HM
On Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.2 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to one of the most historic places in Buffalo - the place where villagers built a harbor that, in turn, built a city. The parkland, promenade and restored lighthouse here were once key elements of the old Port of Buffalo. Early in the 19th . . . — — Map (db m84923) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard near The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
The worst disaster in Buffalo Harbor history took place in the Buffalo River at this point on the night of Oct. 29, 1951, when the outbound freighter Penobscot and the gasoline barge Morania collided, sparking an explosion and fire that took 11 . . . — — Map (db m85083) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
The oldest building in Buffalo still standing on its original site, this lighthouse was built in 1832 and 1833. The oldest portion is the 44-foot tapering octagonal tower. The original lantern room was removed in 1857 and the stone casement window . . . — — Map (db m85127) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
The Buffalo Life-saving Station and the headquarters of the U.S. Revenue Marine Bureau's ninth life saving district were established in 1876, beginning operations at the north pier the following spring. The U.S. Life Saving Service became a . . . — — Map (db m84985) HM
Near Fuhrmann Boulevard, 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5).
Established in 1789, the U.S. Lighthouse Service maintained lighthouses and a district headquarters in Buffalo until it was absorbed by the Coast Guard in 1939.
Tenth District, long under the command of District Lighthouse Superintendent Roscoe . . . — — Map (db m84982) HM
On New York State Route 5 at Big Tree Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 5.
Prior to the construction of land based lighthouses, lightships were used to provide navigational guidance along shipping lanes of the Great Lakes. Lightship LV82 was built in July 1912 with a steel hull and whaleback forecastle
deck. It measured . . . — — Map (db m133028) HM
On Market Street (New York State Route 12E) at Stone Quarry Road, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
This lighthouse was located on the Cape Vincent Breakwater from 1900 to 1951 when it was moved to its present location and now serves as a proud landmark for this approach to the village. — — Map (db m51911) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m75691) HM
In memory of those who kept the light shining at Tibbetts Point Lighthouse, the harbor and buoy lights. Keepers and Assistants of the U.S. Lighthouse Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Judah Williams • 1st Keep
Jonathan Madison • James H. . . . — — Map (db m75692) HM
The American garrison had ample warning of the British attack. Before dawn, British and Canadian forces had landed on Horse Island and had pushed the American troops back to the opposite shore despite fire coming from Fort Tompkins, the Albany . . . — — Map (db m179875) HM
On Lighthouse Street, 0.1 miles north of Latta Road.
Built where Indians camped and the William Hincher Family settled in 1792. Restored by the Lighthouse Historical Society in 1984. — — Map (db m39970) HM
On Stutson Street at River Street on Stutson Street.
"Champion of the Genesee River" [west side] Bill Davis was born May 6, 1918 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn State University as an industrial engineer and came to Rochester in 1939 where he worked for the Eastman Kodak Company. . . . — — Map (db m90512) HM
Near Lighthouse Street, 0.1 miles north of Latta Road.
A Strategic Location Charlotte was once a bustling commercial shipping port, the destination of sidewheelers and sailing vessels unloading supplies for a growing city and loading products from the region. Today the harbor is still an . . . — — Map (db m90400) HM
On Stutson Street at River Street, on the left when traveling east on Stutson Street.
Immediately after the War of 1812, there was a brisk and increased trade with Canada. In 1822, a lighthouse and two-room keeper's house were built on the bluff. In 1829, two piers were built to channel the river. A new wooden lighthouse was built . . . — — Map (db m90393) HM
Near State Street south of Battery Place, on the right when traveling south.
Edison's Laboratory and Home
West Orange, New Jersey
This site features Thomas A. Edison's home, laboratories, and library. Edison developed the practical phonograph and the movie camera here.
Eleanor Roosevelt's . . . — — Map (db m207517) HM
This lighthouse is a memorial to the passengers, officers and crew who died as heroes when the steamship Titanic sank after collision with an iceberg.
Latitude 41°46' North
Longitude 50°14' West
April 15, 1912
This lighthouse was . . . — — Map (db m20400) HM
On Craig Road at Division Road, on the left when traveling south on Craig Road.
“The Lighthouse Act of 1790 was sponsored by Alexander Hamilton and signed by George Washington at a time when the Federal Government capital was New York City. On the New York and New Jersey coastlines stand many historical lighthouses, . . . — — Map (db m47043) HM
At this site on August 5, 1884, the cornerstone of the pedestal of the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” was laid with ceremony by William A. Brodie, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York. Grand lodge members, representatives of . . . — — Map (db m148768) HM
Near Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Only ten years after Jeffrey’s Hook Light was assembled here, the George Washington Bridge was built overhead. Under the bridge’s bright lights, the lighthouse became obsolete for the second time. In 1947, the Coast Guard decommissioned the . . . — — Map (db m41585) HM
On Hudson River Greenway south of George Washington Bridge (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling south.
Only ten years after Jeffrey’s Hook Light was assembled here, the George Washington Bridge was built overhead. Under the bridge’s bright lights, the lighthouse became obsolete for the second time. In 1947, the Coast Guard decommissioned the . . . — — Map (db m228863) HM
Near Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The Little Red Lighthouse stopped being used as a functional lighthouse long ago, but over the years this 40-foot-high structure has become a beacon of another kind. Located underneath the George Washington Bridge along this treacherous section of . . . — — Map (db m41582) HM
On Hudson River Greenway south of George Washington Bridge, on the right when traveling south.
What was here before?
Native Americans known locally as the Weckquaesgeek—part of the Lenape tribe—inhabited much of upper Manhattan and eastern New Jersey. the Weckquaesgeek and later Dutch and English colonists fished and hunted along the . . . — — Map (db m228869) HM
Near Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The Hudson River was essential to the history and economic development of New York. The river provided food for early settlers and is still an important waterway for commerce, which led to the expansion and growth of the City. The recognized source . . . — — Map (db m41584) HM
30-Mile Point Lighthouse was built in 1875 and was lit for the first time on April 27, 1876. The lighthouse was built to protect ships on Lake Ontario from a shallow sandbar the extended from 30-Mile Point. A number of historic shipwrecks occurred . . . — — Map (db m138194) HM
The yellow-brick foghorn building, the pier, and the beacon tower to the west of the lighthouse represent the final years of the lighthouse's operation. The U.S. Coast Guard took over operation of the lighthouse in 1939, just a few years after the . . . — — Map (db m73164) HM
On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F), on the left when traveling north.
First Light on the Great Lakes
You are standing near the site of the earliest lighthouse on the Great Lakes; a lantern room on the roof of the French Castle inside the fort. From that first whale oil fueled lantern, the Niagara . . . — — Map (db m67377) HM
On Fourth Street west of Forest Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York Thruway Authority.
The Canal Corporation manages everything needed to keep the Erie, Oswego, Champlain and Cayuga-Seneca Canals running smoothly.
(That's 524 miles of . . . — — Map (db m146191) HM
On Lake Street at West 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Lake Street.
Over the years, Oswego has been the site of four lighthouses. The first lighthouse was built in 1821 on the grounds of Fort Ontario and discontinued in 1838. After the completion of the West Harbor Pier in 1836 (running west to east from Third . . . — — Map (db m75350) HM
Selkirk Lighthouse has been placed on the National Register Of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
Built 1838 — — Map (db m51909) HM
On Monsignor Road, 0.3 miles east of Kenny Road, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated as a memorial
to His Eminence
John Cardinal O'Connor
Archbishop of New York
1984 - 2000
who was instrumental in providing the Mount Loretto Unique Area to the people of the State of New York for the preservation and . . . — — Map (db m208942) HM
On Kenny Road, 0.1 miles south of Hylan Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
This 200-acre property has five different wildlife habitat zones: marine/coastal, grassland, forest, and both tidal and freshwater wetlands. It was purchased with help from the Trust for Public Land and the Archdiocese of New York in 2000. In . . . — — Map (db m208940) HM
On Promenade at Lighthouse Point, 0.1 miles east of Bay Street, on the right.
To commemorate the visit of
HRH The Princess Royal
Patron, The Campaign for Illuminating
Future Generations
to the National Lighthouse Museum
on Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 — — Map (db m209649) HM
On Promenade at Lighthouse Point, 0.1 miles east of Bay Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Vaults
The Museum's hidden treasure.
The six brick and stone masonry vaults were constructed in 1864 to hold the volatile materials, including fuel that was used in the lighthouses; whale oil, lard, mineral oil and later . . . — — Map (db m181604) HM
On Stony Point Park Road, on the right when traveling east.
In the 19th century, improved navigational aids were required, as the number of commercial vessels increased. In 1825, the Erie Canal was opened, allowing ships to sail from the Great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Hudson River, a tidal . . . — — Map (db m11693) HM
On Fall Street (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles west of Mynderse Street, on the right when traveling west.
Home to progressive thinkers and welcoming to reformist speakers, the Wesleyan Chapel was known as the “Great Light House.”
In 1843, amidst emerging local and national controversy over freedom of speech, the role of women, temperance, and the . . . — — Map (db m8203) HM
On Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27), on the right when traveling east.
was authorized to be constructed by
President George Washington in 1795 and
completed in 1797, at a cost of $22,300.00.
When the Light was completed, it stood
some three hundred feet from the edge
of the cliff. The sandstone . . . — — Map (db m140098) HM
On Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27), on the right when traveling east.
has been designated a
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
From 1797 to 1870 this lighthouse was the most
important beacon for . . . — — Map (db m140100) HM
Situated 0.5 mi east. Marks Hudson River shoals and the entrance to Saugerties Harbor on the Esopus Creek. Replaced 1835 lighthouse — — Map (db m132584) HM
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