Oak Orchard Light Explained
| Location: | On Lake Ontario, at Point Breeze in New York |
| Coordinates: | 43.3711°N -78.1931°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1871 |
| Yearlit: | 1871 |
| Yeardeactivated: | 1916 |
Oak Orchard Light was a lighthouse that operated on the shores of Lake Ontario, in New York, United States, at Point Breeze from 1871 to 1916.[1] In 2010 a local community group built a historically accurate replica of the lighthouse near the original site on the east side of Oak Orchard Creek. Originally it had been built at the end of a long wooden pier on the west side.[2]
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: Oak Orchard Light ARLHS USA-559. ARLHS World List of Lights. The Weidner Publishing Group. 26 April 2011. 2003.
- Web site: The Oak Orchard Lighthouse is Built!. Oak Orchard Lighthouse. 26 April 2011.
