Stuyvesant Light

Lighthouse
42°24′42″N 73°46′42″W / 42.41167°N 73.77833°W / 42.41167; -73.77833TowerConstructed1829FoundationGranite pierConstructionSquare tower in sw angle of dwellingHeight32 feet (9.8 m)MarkingsRedFog signalnoneLightFirst lit1868Deactivated1933Focal height42 feet (13 m)LensSixth Order Fresnel lensRange11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)CharacteristicFixed Red

Stuyvesant Light was also known as Kinderhook Light.[1][2]

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

References

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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