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“Victorian style Lighthouse in Dunkirk!”
In 1875-1876, a 61-foot stone tower and a beautiful Victorian residence were constructed to replace the original tower, which was threatened by erosion. These structures still stand today. Bricks from the original keeper's house formed the foundation for the new house. The old cylindrical tower was moved adjacent to the new keeper's residence. A square tower was built around the old tower "to be more compatible with the keeper's house." (Tinney, Burdett-Watkins, p. 13; Seaway Trail Video) .Military Parade Reservation Grounds - The Dunkirk Light ship is located on these grounds War of 1812 - The first shot of the 1812 War was fired near the west bank of the lighthouse.Civil War - Cpl. Cryus Jones of Dunkirk was the first soldier killed in the war. His resting grounds are located on the grounds.WW II - Twelve active Coast Guard personnel were stationed at the lighthouse along with the lighthouse keeper..The waters of Lake Erie off Dunkirk have been the site of several notable shipwrecks. The lake's first steamboat, the Walk-on-Water, was lost to a storm in 1818. 1841 the Erie burned with the loss of 141 lives. The fire was blamed on painters who stored turpentine and varnish on the deck above the ship's boilers. In 1893, the steamboat Dean Richmond, which carried sacks of meal, flour, copper sheet, and gold and silver bullion, sank off Dunkirk. Dunkirk residents salvaged hundreds of bags of damp flour after the wreck. 1897, the freighter Idaho was lost. Some of its cargo of Christmas items, including slabs of chocolate, were recovered by the locals. (Roberts, Jones pp.29-30) .Several pier lights have marked the Dunkirk harbor The first two collapsed under the weight of winter ice. The third was removed in 1939 (Seaway Trail Video), and a skeleton tower was built to mark the mouth of the harbor. This was later replaced by the present tower - a cylindrical cigarette-like white tower with a red band.
A rare active lighthouse, the Dunkirk lighthouse is also known as the Point Gratiot Light. It was established in 1826 and still operates a third order Fresnel lens. An unusual square-shaped tower,... Read more
The Lighthouse is on the national historical records & was the site of the first shots of the war of 1812.Regular tours are offered daily plus they have paranormal tours offered on select days,... Read more
Featured In the Haunted History Trail of New York State & the movie Widow's Point, the lighthouse offers tours , consisting of 10 rooms of displays. Four rooms display uniforms of each branch of... Read more
Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse & Veteran's Park Msm
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