Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light is a
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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formerly located at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor,
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...
, United States. It is one of two "bottle shaped" beacons located in Buffalo Harbor; the other is the
South Buffalo North Side Light. It is a high beacon constructed of boiler plate. It measures at the bottom and at the top. It is distinguished by four cast iron port windows and a curved iron door. It was first lit on September 1, 1903, and originally equipped with a 6th-order
Fresnel lens.
[ ''Note:'' This includes ] A battery operated 12 volt lamp with a green plastic lens was installed in the beacon c. 1960, when a domed roof formerly mounted over the lens was removed. The beacon was removed in 1985, and now stands on the grounds of the
Buffalo (main) Light. Its twin is located at the
Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
References
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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Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Significant Unmanned Aids: BUFFALO NORTH BREAKWATER SOUTH END "BOTTLE" LIGHTBuffalo North Breakwater South End Light – U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
Lighthouses completed in 1903
Transportation buildings and structures in Buffalo, New York
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York
Lighthouses in Erie County, New York
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