Sunken Rock Light

Sunken Rock Light
Sunken Rock Light

Location	Bush Island, St. Lawrence River, New York
Coordinates	44°20′44″N 75°54′55″W / 44.34556°N 75.91528°W / 44.34556; -75.91528Coordinates: 44°20′44″N 75°54′55″W / 44.34556°N 75.91528°W / 44.34556; -75.91528
Year first constructed	1847
Year first lit	1994
Foundation	Stone on reef
Construction	Cast iron
Tower shape	Conical
Markings / pattern	White with green lantern
Original lens	Sixth-order Fresnel lens
Current lens	Sixth-order Fresnel lens
ARLHS number	USA-844 ^[1]
USCG number	7-1335

Sunken Rock Light is a lighthouse in Bush Island, New York. It was converted to solar power in 1988. It is maintained by the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation pursuant to an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard authorized under 14 USC 81.

References

↑ ARLHS World List of Lights

External links

Lighthouse Friends site
"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
National Park Service Historic Lighthouses
NPS Sunken Rock

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