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.
Referencesedit
^Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey(PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
External linksedit
. United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
Oleszewski, Wes. Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN0-932212-98-0.
Price, Scott T. "U. S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation: A Historical Bibliography". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
U.S. Coast Guard. Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN1-55046-399-3
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cumberland, head, light, lighthouse, lake, champlain, cumberland, york, state, locationcumberland, lake, champlain, yorkcoordinates44, 69139, 38528, 69139, 38528towerconstructed1838, foundationconcrete, limestoneconstructionlimestoneheight15, shapeconicallight. Cumberland Head Light is a lighthouse on Lake Champlain s Cumberland Bay in New York state 1 Cumberland Head LightLocationCumberland Bay on Lake Champlain in New YorkCoordinates44 41 29 N 73 23 7 W 44 69139 N 73 38528 W 44 69139 73 38528TowerConstructed1838 FoundationConcrete and LimestoneConstructionLimestoneHeight15 m 49 ft ShapeConicalLightFirst lit1868Deactivated1934 2003Focal height23 m 75 ft LensFourth Order Fresnel lensRange7 nmi 13 km 8 1 mi CharacteristicFlashing White 4 seconds 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 References edit Light List Volume I Atlantic Coast St Croix River Maine to Shrewsbury River New Jersey PDF Light List United States Coast Guard External links edit Historic Light Station Information and Photography New York United States Coast Guard Historian s Office Archived from the original on 2017 05 01 Cumberland Head Light on the World List of LightsFurther reading editOleszewski Wes Great Lakes Lighthouses American and Canadian A Comprehensive Directory Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses Gwinn Michigan Avery Color Studios Inc 1998 ISBN 0 932212 98 0 Price Scott T U S Coast Guard Aids to Navigation A Historical Bibliography United States Coast Guard Historian s Office U S Coast Guard Historically Famous Lighthouses Washington D C Government Printing Office 1957 Wright Larry and Wright Patricia Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback Erin Boston Mills Press 2006 ISBN 1 55046 399 3 nbsp This article about a building or structure in New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article relating to a United States lighthouse is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cumberland Head Light amp oldid 1180349123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
