 Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse | |
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| Location | 70 Lighthouse St.,Rochester, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°15′10″N77°36′40″W / 43.25278°N 77.61111°W /43.25278; -77.61111 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1822  |
| Construction | Stone, white tower[3] |
| Height | 40 feet (12 m)[1] |
| Shape | Octagonal |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1822[1] |
| Deactivated | Active[1][2] |
| Focal height | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Lens | Fourth orderFresnel lens[1] |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | White,Fixed[2] |
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse | |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001259[4] |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1974 |
TheCharlotte–Genesee Lighthouse is an 1822 stone octagonal[5] lighthouse in theCharlotte neighborhood in northernRochester,New York, United States. The 40 ft (12 m) tower is located onLake Ontario at the mouth of theGenesee River. It originally had 10whale oilArgand lamps, which were replaced with aFresnel lens in 1853.[6][7]
On February 28, 1881, the lighthouse was turned off. After nearby piers changed the mouth of the river, it was far from the water. The light was then moved to a pier in 1884.[8]
In 1965,Charlotte High School students started a letter writing campaign to save the lighthouse from impending destruction.[9] It was declared surplus in 1981 by the government. It is now owned byMonroe County and managed as a museum by the Charlotte Genesee Lightouse Historical Society, a nonprofit volunteer organization.
It is part of theSeaway Trail, aNational Scenic Byway.[10] It is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places and is also a City of Rochester Landmark. It is open to the public.
As of 2014, the lighthouse is active, and listed in the United States Coast Guard Light List as light number 2333.[1][2][3]
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