 Rock Island Light in 2015, after renovations | |
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| Location | Rock Island Saint Lawrence River New York, USA |
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| Coordinates | 44°16′50″N 76°1′1″W / 44.28056°N 76.01694°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1848 |
| Foundation | Concrete and limestone |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Height | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Shape | Conical |
| Markings | White w/ black lantern |
| Operator | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation  |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1882 |
| Deactivated | 1956 |
| Focal height | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Lens | Sixth order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | F W |
Rock Island Light Station | |
| Architectural style | Lighthouse |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001855[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1978 |
Rock Island Light is a lighthouse on Rock Island[2] in the Saint Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York, United States.[3] The island is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and operated as Rock Island Lighthouse State Park.
The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1978.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Rock Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ "Rock Island (Lake Ontario) Light - ARLHS USA-697". ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL). Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. May 19, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ "Rock Island Light Station Asset Detail". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved November 28, 2015.