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Olcott Harbor Lighthouse
The Olcott Harbor Lighthouse was erected in 1873 at the mouth of Lake Ontarion and 18-Mile Creek (named for being eighteen miles from the Niagara River at Lake Ontario).
The Olcott Harbor Lighthouse was erected in 1873 at the mouth of Lake Ontarion and 18-Mile Creek (named for being eighteen miles from the Niagara River at Lake Ontario). While it was originally listed as being a fourth-order lighthouse, when completed, it was outfitted with a smaller sixth-order lens.
When the light was no longer needed in the 1930s, the lighthouse was moved to a local yacht club, where it resided until the early 1960s when it was dismantled. Without original blueprints or plans, the group, the Olcott Lighthouse Society built the 27-foot tall replica lighthouse in 2003 using old photographs developed a construction plan.
Owned by the Town of Olcott, the tower is open in season.
Photos courtesy of Bryan Penberthy.
When the light was no longer needed in the 1930s, the lighthouse was moved to a local yacht club, where it resided until the early 1960s when it was dismantled. Without original blueprints or plans, the group, the Olcott Lighthouse Society built the 27-foot tall replica lighthouse in 2003 using old photographs developed a construction plan.
Owned by the Town of Olcott, the tower is open in season.
Photos courtesy of Bryan Penberthy.
Olcott, NY
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