Black Rock Beacon Range Rear

Type:
Year Established:
1853
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1854
Black Rock Beacon Range Rear
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1859
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-43-23-ac
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
South Entrance To Niagara River
Latitude:
0° 0'
Longitude:
0° 0'
City / Town:
BUFFALO
U.S. State:
New York
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Disposition:
Front Range Replaced in 1890 and Moved to Become Buffalo Launch Club Light in 1946, Rear Range Dismantled When Black Rock Channel Dredged
Year Tower Established:
1853
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON PLATE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
15 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1853

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
6th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1853
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018