Crossover Island Light Explained

Location:	Crossover Island in the St. Lawrence River
Coordinates:	44.4969°N -75.7783°W
Yearlit:	1882
Yeardeactivated:	1941
Foundation:	Stone Molehead
Construction:	Cast iron brick & wood lining
Shape:	Conical
Marking:	White tower with Red Lantern
Module:	Embed: yes Crossover Island Light Station Added: October 3, 2007 Refnum: 07001037

Crossover Island Light is a lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River in New York state near the Canada–United States border.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Crossover Island Light Station in 2007.

References

• 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) .
• Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006)

Notes and References

1. 2009-08-08.
2. http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/USA206.html ARLHS World List of Lights
3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Crossover Island Light Station. June 2007. 2009-06-14. Nancy L. Todd. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004201059/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102246. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos. 2010-01-03. 2012-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004201111/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102247. dead.