SAUGERTIES

Year Established:
1836
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
saugerties.jpeg (494.82 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Dave Zapatka
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
HUDSON RIVER AT ESOPUS CREEK
Latitude:
42° 4.3'
Longitude:
73° 55.8'
City / Town:
SAUGERTIES
U.S. State:
New York
Location County:
ULSTER
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. SAUGERTIES
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1954-1990
Year Tower Established:
1869
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BLOCK CRIB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
32
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Tower Daymark:
Brown
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1910
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1869
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ITALIANATE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
CISTERN, BOATHOUSE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017