Crossover Island Light

Crossover Island Light

Crossover Island Light
Location	Crossover Island in the St. Lawrence River
Year first constructed	1848
Year first lit	1882
Deactivated	1941
Foundation	Stone Molehead
Construction	Cast iron brick & wood lining
Tower shape	Conical
Markings / pattern	White tower with Red Lantern
Original lens	Sixth Order Fresnel lens
ARLHS number	USA-206 [1] [2]
Crossover Island Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city:	St. Lawrence, New York
Coordinates:	44°29′49″N 75°46′42″W / 44.49694°N 75.77833°W / 44.49694; -75.77833Coordinates: 44°29′49″N 75°46′42″W / 44.49694°N 75.77833°W / 44.49694; -75.77833
Area:	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	U.S. U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP Reference#:	07001037[3]
Added to NRHP:	October 3, 2007

Crossover Island Light is a lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River in New York state near the Canadian border.

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.

References

1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHNY.asp. 
2. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
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. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102246. Retrieved 2009-06-14.  See also: "Accompanying three photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102247. 

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

Further reading

• 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 1550463993