Bluff Point Light

July 10, 2019
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Bluff Point Light, also known as Valcour Island Light, Valcour Island in Lake Champlain, New York

VALCOUR ISLAND (BLUFF POINT) LIGHT

VALCOUR ISLAND/LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Station Established: 1874
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1874
Operational? NO
Automated? YES 1930
Deactivated: 1930
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: BLUE LIMESTONE/WOOD
Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL
Markings/Pattern: RED/WHITE TOWER ON SQUARE HOUSE
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1874