Stuyvesant Light

Stuyvesant Light


Location	Stuyvesant, New York
Coordinates	42°24′42″N 73°46′42″W / 42.41167°N 73.77833°W / 42.41167; -73.77833Coordinates: 42°24′42″N 73°46′42″W / 42.41167°N 73.77833°W / 42.41167; -73.77833
Year first constructed	1829
Year first lit	1868
Deactivated	1933
Foundation	Granite pier
Construction	Square tower in sw angle of dwelling
Markings / pattern	Red
Height	32 feet (9.8 m)
Focal height	42 feet (13 m)
Original lens	Sixth Order Fresnel lens
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	Fixed Red
Fog signal	none
ARLHS number	USA-824
USCG number	338 in 1893 Light list ^[1] ^[2]

Stuyvesant Light was also known as Kinderhook Light.

In 1835, the lightkeeper was John Carroll, born in New York and paid $300 for the year.

References

↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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