There was a light here in 1827 made out of rubble stone this light was erected in 1854. On tiny Horse Island just a hundred yards or so offshore from Sackets Harbor. The island is about 12 miles from historic Sackets Harbor, New York, about 10 miles from Henderson Harbor. (Don't confuse this with the Stony Point on the Hudson River.) NY38 ARLHS # USA-814 (As you might expect take this to the end.) Please respect their privacy and stay on the public road. It was erected in 1869 (replacing a light built in 1830) but deactivated in 1945.įrom NY 3 take Military Rd on the south side of Henderson Harbor to Lighthouse Road. Once again this light is now a private residence. To get here follow NY 3 to County Road 5 the go to the end. All the other lights were upgraded in the 1850's but since this light was decommissioned in 1858 it was not upgraded. Note that it has the original "bird cage" housing for the light. If you're interested this light (and the adjacent Marina) is for sale. However a long lens allows some of us to avoid swimming and make it look like we were really pretty close. This light is quite a ways from shore so the best way to see it is to use a boat. It is on the very end of the channel that lets boats into Sodus Bay. It is now a museum although the keepers house was used by the Coast Guard till 1984 (the light was decommissioned in 1901). Unless you start from the light below and look due West (the picture on the right is that view (with the long lens)). This light was constructed in 1870 (replacing an older light from 1825). Like all the modern ones it is fully automated and shows a good case of terminal "uglies". It is built on the site where Indians used to camp and where the William Hincher family settled in 1792. This lighthouse is on the west side of the Genesee River at its connection to Lake Ontario. ARLHS # USA-075Ĭharlotte Genesee 1822 Lighthouse (NY 11) Turn left on Clearview avenue and you'll find the light on the lake side. North of Rochester take the Lake Ontario State Parkway east to NY 222 (Lighthouse Road). The original tower was 110' tall but had extensive damage so the owners only restored the essence rather than the complete tower. It's nearly a duplicate of a light that was in Cleveland OH from 1829 to 1895. This has recently been resold and it is in the process of being opened for viewing. Take Lake Road (NY 18) east from Fort Niagara 30 miles to Golden Hill State park. This light was in use from 1875 to 1958 when it was replaced by a steel tower nearby (no picture available) Take the Robert Moses Parkway as north to the Fort Niagara State Park. The berm remains off limits to foot traffic, while our plantings take hold.Latitude 43° 15' 42.5" N longitude 79° 3' 37.5" Wįort Niagara Built in 1872 out of local limestone this is no longer in use (thus the trees which conceal it pretty well from the water). berm, as it winds west from behind the Coast Guard Station to the Ordnance Building. We can all see the results taking hold today over the entire 1200-ft. The Conservancy Board was excited about the opportunity and offered to recommend, source and sponsor the planting of native grasses. FIFD Management sought the advice of FIConservancy. Ideas about how best to plant the berm in order to stabilize and beautify it were tossed about. FIFD used the majority of that sand to create a covered and graded berm between the high tide line and the rear parking area. This past winter, the Fishers Island Ferry District (FIFD) dredged the entrance channel to Silver Eel Cove yielding over 2500 cubic yards of clean sand. The following letter of thanks and appreciation from the Ferry District was published in the June 2022 Fog Horn: The Fishers Island Conservancy is pleased to have been a part of the Fishers Island Ferry District’s new berm project at Silver Eel Cove. FIFerry District berm, (l) heading west away from ferry entrance and (r) heading east toward Silver Eel Cove.
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