Saugerties Lighthouse

Location: On the Hudson River, at the mouth of Esopus Creek. In Ulster County

Description: Brick L-shaped brick dwelling with square tower. Present lighthouse originally housed Sixth Order lens

History of light:

1838: First Saugerties light built

1869: Present lighthouse built

1954: Lighthouse automated

1985: Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy formed

1990, August 4: Fourth Order light installed in restored tower

Current use: Active aid to navigation/ bed and breakfast

Public access? Yes.

Similar Lights: Cedar Island; former lights at Coxsackie, Stuyvesant

Other information: Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Owned and maintained by the Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy, PO Box 654, Saugerties, NY 12477, 845-247-0656, info@saugertieslighthouse.com,  www.saugertieslighthouse.com.

Saugerties Lighthouse
(photo courtesy of Bob Vergis)

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