Stuyvesant Light Explained

Stuyvesant Light
Location:Stuyvesant, New York
Coordinates:42.4117°N -73.7783°W
Yearbuilt:1829
Yearlit:1868
Yeardeactivated:1933
Foundation:Granite pier
Construction:Square tower in sw angle of dwelling
Marking:Red
Lens:Sixth Order Fresnel lens
Characteristic:Fixed Red
Fogsignal:none

Stuyvesant Light was also known as Kinderhook Light.

In 1835, the lightkeeper was John Carroll, born in New York and paid $300 for the year.