Buffalo Harbor North and South entrance Lights are
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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s located at the entrance to
Buffalo harbor in
New York
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. The south light is at Stony Point breakwater (known also as the
Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light), and the North light was relocated.
The lighthouses were established and lit in 1903, automated in 1935; the North light was deactivated in the 1980s. The South light is still operational.
The foundation materials are dressed stone and timber for the south light and concrete pier on crib for the North light. The lighthouses were constructed out of cast iron boiler plate. The tower has a conical bottle shape. It is white, with a black lantern. The original lenses installed in 1903 were fourth (south) and sixth order (North)
Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens ( ; ; or ) is a type of composite compact lens developed by the French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788–1827) for use in lighthouses. It has been called "the invention that saved a million ships."
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Further reading
* Oleszewski, Wes. ''Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses'', (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) .
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* 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)
External links
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Lighthouses completed in 1903
Lighthouses in Erie County, New York
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