Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse Explained
| Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse |
| Location: | 70 Lighthouse St., Rochester, New York |
| Coordinates: | 43.2528°N -77.6111°W |
| Yearlit: | 1822[1] |
| Yeardeactivated: | Active[2] |
| Construction: | Stone, white tower[3] |
| Shape: | Octagonal |
| Lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic: | White, Fixed |
| Module: | | Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse | | Embed: | yes | | Added: | August 13, 1974 | | Refnum: | 74001259 |
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The Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse is an 1822 stone octagonal[4] lighthouse in the Charlotte neighborhood in northern Rochester, New York, United States. The 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on tower is located on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River. It originally had 10 whale oil Argand lamps, which were replaced with a Fresnel lens in 1853.[5]
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.[6]
In 1965, Charlotte High School students started a letter writing campaign to save the lighthouse from impending destruction.[7] It was declared surplus in 1981 by the government. It is now owned by Monroe County and managed as a museum by the Charlotte Genesee Lightouse Historical Society, a nonprofit volunteer organization.
It is part of the Seaway Trail, a National Scenic Byway.[8] It is listed on the National 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]
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) .
- U.S. Coast Guard. Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society . 2017-10-23 . 2017-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914064125/http://www.geneseelighthouse.org/Index.php . dead .
- Web site: United States Coast Guard Light List . 2017-10-23 . 2017-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095940/https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/LightList%20V7.pdf . dead .
- http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=304|Lighthouse Friends
- http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/genesee.htm NPS Maritime History
- http://www.geneseelighthouse.org/History_%20Lighthouse.htm Official Lighthouse History
- http://www.seathelights.com/ny/charlotte1.html Charlotte Lighthouse "Sea the Lights"
- http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/OntLts/CharGen/CharGen.htm Rudy Alice Lighthouse.net
- Web site: Byways.org . 2008-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090422063603/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2200/places/38597/ . 2009-04-22 . dead .
