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Situated
on the eastern US side of the mouth of the entrance to the St Lawrence
River, the lighthouse at Tibbetts Point has guided mariners into
the river since 1827. When first lighted, the lighthouse exhibited
light from 10 lamps in reflectors from the octagonal lantern room
of the lighthouse. By 1838 updates were needed. In 1852,
following the receipt of numerous petitions, the Lighthouse Board
appropriated money for the construction of the current 69 foot tower.
The present fog signal building went into service for the shipping
season of 1897. The USCG operated Tibbetts Point lighthouse
until 1939. The lighthouse was automated in 1981. The
buildings on the site were opened as a youth hostel in 1984 and
the lighthouse was acquired by the town of Cape Vincent in 1991.
The Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Society maintains the grounds and
added a visitor's center in 1993 that is staffed by members of the
Society. The fog signal building was reopened to the public
in 1998. |
