Crossover_Island_Light References

Crossover Island Light
Location	Crossover Island in the St. Lawrence River
Coordinates	44°29′49″N 75°46′42″W / 44.49694°N 75.77833°W
Tower
Constructed	1848
Foundation	Stone Molehead
Construction	Cast iron; brick & wood lining
Shape	Conical
Markings	White tower with Red Lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1882
Deactivated	1941
Lens	Sixth Order Fresnel lens
	Crossover Island Light Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	St. Lawrence, New York
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
MPS	U.S. U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.	07001037
Added to NRHP	October 3, 2007

Crossover Island Light is a lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River in New York state near the Canada–United States border.^[2]^[3]

The lighthouse was established in 1848 and the last tower was first lit in 1882. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1941. The foundation is stone molehead and the lighthouse is made out of cast iron with brick and wood lining. The tower is a white conical tower with a red lantern. The original lens was a sixth-order Fresnel lens.^[4]

The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Crossover Island Light Station in 2007.

Notes

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ ARLHS World List of Lights
^ Nancy L. Todd (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Crossover Island Light Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying three photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2010-01-03.

References

Hill, Ralph E. "Lighthouse Memories: Life on Crossover Island." The Keeper's Log (Summer 1991), pp. 18–22

Oleszewski, Wes. Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[cghist-2] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[ARLHS-3] ARLHS World List of Lights

[nrhpinv_ny-4] Nancy L. Todd (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Crossover Island Light Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying three photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2010-01-03.

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