Ogdensburg Harbor Light
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LocationLighthouse Point, St.Lawrence River, Ogdensburg, New York
Constructed1834
ConstructionLimestone
Lighthouse in 2013 | |
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| Location | Lighthouse Point, St.Lawrence River, Ogdensburg, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°41′52″N 75°30′12″W / 44.69778°N 75.50333°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1834 |
| Construction | Limestone |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Shape | Square |
| Markings | White & Grey w/ Red Lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1900 |
| Deactivated | 1961-2011 |
| Focal height | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), unknown (2011) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
Ogdensburg Harbor Lighthouse | |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000202[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 2016 |
Ogdensburg Harbor Light is a privately owned lighthouse on the St. Lawrence River, listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit.[2][3] and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations.[4] In 2016 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
An addition was made to the tower in 1900.
Cultural
The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Ogdensburg Harbor Light [6] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
- 1911 postcard in the Smithsonian's collection
