Cumberland Head Light

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Cumberland Head Light
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Cumberland Head Light
LocationCumberland Bay on Lake Champlain in New York
Coordinates 44°41′29″N73°23′7″W / 44.69139°N 73.38528°W / 44.69139; -73.38528
Tower
Constructed1838  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
FoundationConcrete and Limestone
ConstructionLimestone
Height15 m (49 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ShapeConical
Light
First lit1868
Deactivated1934-2003
Focal height23 m (75 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
LensFourth Order Fresnel lens
Range7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Flashing White 4 seconds

Cumberland Head Light is a lighthouse on Lake Champlain's Cumberland Bay in New York state. [1]

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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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References

  1. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.

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