West Point (New York)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1858 F W. LHB Light List (US): 172
1860 LHB Light List (US): 159
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 163
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 164
1870 F W. W11. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 171
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 212
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 214
1886 F W. W111/2. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 224
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 234
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 318
1898 F W. W111/4. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 391
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 405
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 440
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 473
1915 F W. W10. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 601
1917 F W. W9. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 618
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 640
1927 F W. W7. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 679
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 794
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 953
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 956
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1296
1945-1946
1947 F W. W11. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1296
1950-1952 F G. G8.
1953-1955 F G. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1453
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1567
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1567
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1879
1969-1972
1973-1979 F G. G5.
1982
1987 F G. G6. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35220
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35275
1993 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 38005
1994-1996 F G. G5.
2004

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1858 6th 32 38 N/A LHB Light List (US): 172
1860 LHB Light List (US): 159
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 163
1866
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 164
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 171
1878 20 40 A wooden tower, painted white; lantern, black. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 212
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 214
1886 A hexagonal white tower, with brown trimmings. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 224
1888 A hexagonal white tower, with brown trimmings; wooden fog-signal house below and in front of tower; lower part of house, white, upper part shingled, natural color. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 234
1893 White hexagonal tower with brown trimmings; wooden fog-signal house below and in front of tower; lower part of house, white; upper part, shingled, natural color. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 318
1898 381/2 White hexagonal tower with lead-colored trimmings; wooden fog-signal house below and in front of tower; lower part of house, white; upper part, shingled, natural color. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 391
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 405
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 440
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 473
1915 N/A 24 39 White; hexagonal tower; wooden fog-signal house below. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 601
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 618
1920 White; hexagonal tower, wooden fog-signal house below. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 640
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 679
1931 6 o White hexagonal tower, wooden fog-signal house below. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 794
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 953
1940 N/A USCG Light List (Atlantic): 956
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1296
1945-1946
1947 200 mm e N/A 39 Black skeleton tower, white central column, white tank house. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1296
1950-1952 375 mm e
1953-1955 N/A Black skeleton tower, white central column, small white house. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1453
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1567
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1567
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1879
1969-1971
1972-1974 SW on black skeleton tower, white central column, small white house.
1975-1977 SW on skeleton tower, central column, small house.
1978-1979 SG on skeleton tower, central column, small house.
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35220
1990 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35275
1991-1992 SG on skeleton tower.
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 38005
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 None None LHB Light List (US): 172
1860 LHB Light List (US): 159
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 163
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 164
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 171
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 212
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 214
1886 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 224
1888 Bell struck by machinery every 20 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 234
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 318
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 391
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 405
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 440
1908 Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 20 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 473
1915 Bell; 1 stroke every 20 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 601
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 618
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 640
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 679
1931 BELL; 1 stroke every 20 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 794
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 953
1940 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 956
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1296
1945-1946
1947 BELL, electric; 1 stroke every 20 sec.
1950 BELL, electric; 1 stroke every 20 sec. Operates automatically only by a blast of a ships' whistle.
1951-1952 BELL, electric; 1 stroke every 20 sec. Operates automatically only by blast of a ships' whistle.
1953-1955 BELL: 1 stroke ev 20s; operates automatically only by blast of a ship's whistle. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1453
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1567
1961 BELL: 1 stroke ev 20s. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1567
1963-1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1879
1969-1979 BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s.
1982 BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s.
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35220
1990-1992 BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 35275
1993 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 38005
1994-1996 None
2004
1853 - Present (Approximate location of current modern light. Locations for all previous lights are assumed to be close.)