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ROMER SHOAL LIGHT

State: NEW YORK
Location: SWASH CHANNEL / NEW YORK LOWER BAY
Nearest City: NEW YORK
County: RICHMOND
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1838

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1898
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1966
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE/CAST IRON CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED BAND MIDWAY
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 54
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1898
Present Optic: 190 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 54
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1838
Description: DAYMARK
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1898
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL SPARK PLUG
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/BRICK

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Wed, Apr 10 2002 1:06:02 pm EDT
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