Sodus Point Light - Wikipedia

Sodus Point Light
Tower


Location	Off NY 14 at Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, Sodus Point, New York
Coordinates	43°16′25.7″N 76°59′10.2″W / 43.273806°N 76.986167°W / 43.273806; -76.986167
Constructed	1825; 199 years ago (1825)
Foundation	Natural/emplaced
Construction	Limestone
Height	45 feet (14 m)
Shape	Square
Markings	Natural w/ black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place

Light
First lit	1871
Deactivated	1901; 123 years ago (1901)
Focal height	70 feet (21 m)
Lens	Sixth order Fresnel lens



Sodus Point Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1871
NRHP reference No.	76001288^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 08, 1976

Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 21⁄2 story limestone keepers quarters that was built in 1871, which is currently used as a museum. The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Sodus Point, New York. There is a long-term lease with the Sodus Bay Historical Society to manage the lighthouse.^[2] The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, with reference #76001288, as Sodus Point Lighthouse. The pier and shore light served simultaneously from 1834 until 1901. The dwelling was used by the Coast Guard as housing until 1984. There is a 31⁄2 order Fresnel lens on display.^[3]^[4]

Sodus Point Light, September 2010

References

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Official Site of the Sodus Bay Historical Society
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ ARLHS World List of Lights

External links

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Media related to Sodus Point Light at Wikimedia Commons

Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum
Sodus Bay Lighthouse at American Byways

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