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LIGHT-HOUSES IN THE UNITED STATES.    683

CONNECTICUT.

New London. W. side of entrance to River
Thames. Lat. 41° 18' 55". Lon. 72° 5' 56".
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 111
feet.

Faulkner's Island. On Faulkner's Island, off
Guilford harbor. Lat. 41° 12'38". Lon. 72° 39'
46". Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 93
feet.

Lynde Point. Mouth of the Connecticut Riv-
er, W. side. Lat. 41° 16' 13". Lon. 72° 20' 59".
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 74 feet.

Stonington. On narrow point of land, E. side
of entrance to Stonington harbor. Lat. 41° 19'
34". Lon. 71° 54' 52". Fixed. Height of lan-
tern above the sea, 62 feet.

Morgan's Point. In Groton, N. side Fisher's
Island Sound, near Mystic. Lat.
41° 18' 54".
Lon. 71° 59' 54". Fixed.

Five Mile Point. Entrance of New Haven
harbor, E. side. Lat.
41° 14' 52". Lon. 72° 54'
47".
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea,
85 feet.

Stratford Point. On said point, S. of Stratford,
at entrance of harbor or river. Lat. 41° 9' 2".
Lon. 73° 6' 46". Revolving. Height of lantern
above the sea, 44 feet.

Fairweather Island. Entrance of Black Rock
harbor, Fairfield. Lat. 41° 8' 27". Lon. 73° 13'
31". Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea,
71 feet.

Norwalk Island. Entrance of Norwalk River.
Lat. 41° 2' 50". Lon. 73° 25' 43". Revolving.
Height of lantern above the sea, 40 feet. Part
red shades.

Great Captain's Island. On said island, near
Greenwich Point, Fairfield co. Lat. 40° 58' 52".
Lon. 73° 37' 59". Fixed. Height of lantern
above the sea, 62 feet.

North Dumplin. On North Dumplin Island, in
Fisher's Island Sound. . . . Fixed. Red shades.

Floating Lights. Bartlett's Reef. Tonnage
145. Off New London. One lamp with 9 wicks,
45 feet elevation.

Eel Grass Shoal. Tonnage 41. On said shoal.
One lamp with 12 cylindrical wicks.

NEW YORK.

Eaton's Neck. E. side of entrance, to Hunting-
ton Bay, Long Island. Lat. 40° 57' 9". Lon.
73° 24' 18". Fixed. Height of lantern above
the sea, 134 feet.

Execution Rocks. Off Sand's Point, Long Isl-
and Sound. . . . Height of lantern above the sea,
54 feet. Red shades.

Sand's Point. On Sand's Point, Long Island
Sound, E. of entrance to Cow Bay. Lat. 40° 51'
52". Lon. 73° 44' 21". Fixed.

Old Field Point.. On Old Field Point, Long
Island, N. side, opposite Stratford light. Lat. 40°
58' 33". Lon. 73° 7' 41". Fixed. Height of
lantern above the sea, 67 feet 6 inches.

Fire Island Inlet. E. side Fire Island Inlet,
Long Island, S. side. Lat. 40° 37' 46". Lon. 73°
13' 38". Revolving. Height of lantern above
the sea, 89 feet 3 inches.

Throgg's Neck. On S. E. point of Throgg's
Neck, Westchester, E. of Hell Gate. Lat. 40° 48'
15".
Lon. 73° 48' 1". Fixed.

Stony Point. On the W. side of the Hudson,
below West Point. . . . Fixed.

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the Narrows. Lat. 40° 35' 57". Lon. 74° 3' 50".
Fixed. Height of lantern above tbe sea, 89 feet.

Coxsaclcie. On the Hudson River, W. side, near
Coxsackie. . . . Fixed. River light.

Four Mile Point. At Four Mile Point, 4 miles
from Hudson, on the Hudson River, W. side. . ..
Fixed. River light.

Saugerties. At the mouth of Saugerties Creek,
on the Hudson, W. side. . .. Fixed. River light

Stuyvesant. Near Stuyvesant, on the Hudson
River, E. side. . .. Fixed. River light.

Rondout Creek. Opposite mouth of said creek,
Ulster co., and entrance of Hudson and Delaware
Canal.. . . Fixed. River light.

Montauk. E. end of Long Island. Lat. 41° 4'
10".
Lon. 71° 51'58". Fixed. Height of lan-
tern above the sea,
160 feet.

Little Gull Island. On said island, near N. E.
end of Long Island Sound, S. side of main en-
trance. Lat.
41° 12'18". Lon. 72° 6' 57. Fixed.
Height of lantern above the sea,
50 feet.

Plumb Island. Near N. E. extremity of Long
Island, and N. of Gardiner's Bay. Lat.
41° 10'
21".
Lon. 72° 13' 14". Revolving. Height of
lantern above the sea,
63 feet.

Buffalo, (on Pier.) At junction of Buffalo
Creek and Lake Erie, on pier. Lat.
42° 50'. Lon.
78° 59'. Fixed. Height of lantern above the
sea,
47 feet 6 inches.

Portland Harbor. At Portland, S. E. shore of
Lake Erie. Lat.
42° 32' 41". Fixed. Height
of lantern above the sea,
80 feet. Lighted with
natural gas.

Dunkirk Light. At Dunkirk, Lake Erie, S. E
shore.. . . Fixed.

Galloo Island. On W. point Galloo Island, E.
part of Lake Ontario. Lat.
43° 51'. Fixed. Height
of lantern above the sea,
59 feet.

Oswego. At entrance of Oswego harbor, Lake
Ontario, end of W. pier. Lat.
43° 28'. Fixed.
Height of lantern above the sea,
82 feet. Beacon
on a pier.

Cattaraugus Beacon. On pier, mouth of Catta-
raugus Creek, Lake Erie. . . . Fixed.

Dunkirk Beacon. Dunkirk harbor, Lake Erie.

. . . Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 25
feet.

Genesee, (and temporary beacon lamp.) W.
side of entrance to port of Genesee, Lake Onta-
rio, mouth of Genesee River. Lat.
43° 12' 30".
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 83
feet.

Sodus Bay and Beacon. At entrance to Sodus
harbor, Lake Ontario, W. side; beacon on W.
pier. Lat.
4-3° 19'. Revolving. Height of lan-
tern above the sea, 66 feet. Two lights, main
light revolving.

Tibbett's Point. S. E. side of S. entrance to St.
Lawrence River, Lake Ontario. Lat.
44° 9'.
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 52 feet.

Horse Island. On W. end of said island, and
W. of Sackett's Harbor. . . . Fixed.

Niagara Fort. At junction of Niagara River
and Lake Ontario, E. side. Lat.
43° 18' 20".
Fixed. Height of lantern above the sea, 78 feet.

Stoney Point. On said point, E. end of Lake
Ontario.. . . Revolving.

Ogdensburg. On St. Lawrence River, mouth
of Oswegatchie River. Lat.
44° 45'. Lon. 75°
30'.
Fixed River light.

Prince's Bay. On Staten Island, near S. E. end.
Lat.
40° 30''22". Lon. 74° 13' 24". Fixed
Height of lantern above the sea,
106 feet.







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