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Dunkirk Light, also known as Point Gratiot Light, is an active lighthouse located at Point Gratiot on Lake Erie in New York state.[2][3][4]

Not to be confused with Dunkirk Lighthouse in Nord, France.
Dunkirk Light
LocationSycamore Rd., Dunkirk, New York, Point Gratiot on Lake Erie
Coordinates42°29′38″N 79°21′14″W
Tower
Constructed1826 
FoundationDressed Stone
ConstructionRubblestone encased in brick
Automated1960
Height18.5 m (61 ft) 
ShapeSquare
MarkingsUpper 2/3 White, lower 1/3 natural, Red Lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
Light
First lit1875
Focal height82 feet (25 m)
LensThird Order Fresnel lens
Range13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) 
CharacteristicOcculting White 4 seconds
Point Gratiot Lighthouse Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Point Gratiot Light, November 2010
Area3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1875
Architectural styleGothic, High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.79001568[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1979

The lighthouse was established in 1826 and the current tower was first lit in 1875. The lighthouse was automated in 1960 and is still operational. The foundation is made out of dressed stone and the lighthouse is made out of rubblestone encased in brick. The tower is square-shaped with the upper two thirds in white and the lower third left natural and the lantern housing in red. The original lens is a third order Fresnel lens installed in 1857 and is still in operation. Its being still in use makes it a rarity. Only 70 such lenses are operational in the United States, 16 being on the Great Lakes of which two are in New York.[5] At the entrance to the park property is the South Buffalo North Side Light, formerly located in Buffalo Harbor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Point Gratiot Lighthouse Complex in 1979.


Cultural


The Dunkirk Lighthouse is open daily except Sunday. Guided tours include climb to the top of the lighthouse, Veteran museums and gift shop.[6]

The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Dunkirk (Point Gratiot) Light [7] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.


References


  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. August 8, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  3. Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 38.
  4. "ARLHS World List of Lights". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  5. "Fresnel Lenses Still in Operation" (PDF). USCG. November 14, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
  6. "Dunkirk Lighthouse Official Site". Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  7. "Smithsonian lighthouse postcards". Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2009.

Further reading




Media related to Dunkirk Light at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках

- [en] Dunkirk Light

[ru] Маяк Данкерк

Маяк Данкерк (англ. Dunkirk Light), также известный как маяк Пойнт-Гратиот (англ. Point Gratiot Light), — маяк, расположенный в черте города Данкерк  (англ.) (рус., на входе в его гавань, округ Шатокуа, штат Нью-Йорк, США. Построен в 1826 году. Автоматизирован в 1960 году.


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