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Ogdensburg postcard face - click to enlarge

Ogdensburg postcard obverse - click to enlarge

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Ogdensburg

State: NY(GL)
Year established: 1834
Latitude: 44 deg 41 min 52 sec N
Longitude: 75 deg 30 min 12 sec W

Original construction:
limestone tower

Rebuilds:
1870: current tower replaced the 1834 structure
1900: lighthouse refitted and tower raised to 65 feet

Status:
decommissioned in 1960s; private residence

More information:

http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/ogden.htm
http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/OntLts/Ogdnsbg/Ogdnsbg.htm#img31
http://www.lighthouseclothing.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=436
Berger, Todd R., Lighthouses of the Great Lakes, (Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2002), pp. 145-146

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