Type:
Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Crossover Island NY TAT 2009.jpg (6.4 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER NEAR BORDER
Latitude:
44° 29'49"
Longitude:
75° 46'44"
City / Town:
HAMMOND
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
ST. LAWRENCE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1941
Year Tower Established:
1848
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/BRICK/WOOD LINING
Tower Foundation:
STONE MOLEHEAD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
34 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
26 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1848
Keeper's Quarters Style:
QUEEN ANNE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
BOATHOUSE, STORAGE SHED, SMOKEHOUSE, HEN HOUSE, BARN, PRIVY, OIL HOUSE, DOCK
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Historical Information:
Prior to the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Crossover Island was named due to its location near the point where vessels crossed over the international boundary between the United States and Canada.