Cumberland Head Light Explained

Location:Cumberland Bay on Lake Champlain in New York
Coordinates:44.6914°N -73.3853°W
Yearlit:1868
Yeardeactivated:1934-2003
Foundation:Concrete and Limestone
Construction:Limestone
Shape:Conical
Characteristic:Flashing White 4 seconds

Cumberland Head Light is a lighthouse on Lake Champlain's Cumberland Bay in New York state.

The lighthouse was established in 1838 and the tower was first lit in 1868. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1934. The foundation of the lighthouse is concrete and limestone and the lighthouse itself is made out of limestone. The shape of the tower is conical. The original lens was a fourth order Fresnel lens installed in 1856.

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