Coordinates: 42°24′42″N 73°46′42″W / 42.41167°N 73.77833°W / 42.41167; -73.77833

Stuyvesant Light

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Stuyvesant Light
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LocationStuyvesant, New York
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Constructed1829
FoundationGranite pier
ConstructionSquare tower in sw angle of dwelling
Height32 feet (9.8 m)
MarkingsRed
Fog signalnone
Light
First lit1868
Deactivated1933
Focal height42 feet (13 m)
LensSixth Order Fresnel lens
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFixed Red

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Stuyvesant Light was also known as Kinderhook Light.[1][2]

In 1835, the lightkeeper was John Carroll, born in New York and paid $300 for the year.

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