Oak Orchard Light

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Oak Orchard Light
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Oak Orchard Light
LocationOn Lake Ontario, at Point Breeze in New York
Coordinates 43°22′16″N78°11′35″W / 43.37111°N 78.19306°W / 43.37111; -78.19306 Coordinates: 43°22′16″N78°11′35″W / 43.37111°N 78.19306°W / 43.37111; -78.19306
Constructed1871
Tower height10.5 m (34 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ARLHS no. USA559 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
First lit1871
Deactivated1916
Focal height11 m (36 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic F W  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
USCG no.7-2391  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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]

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References

  1. "Oak Orchard Light ARLHS USA-559". ARLHS World List of Lights. The Weidner Publishing Group. 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. "The Oak Orchard Lighthouse is Built!". Oak Orchard Lighthouse. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

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