Title: Cumberland Head Lighthouse
Description: A complete history of the Cumberland Head light station, Clinton County, New York, on Lake Champlain just north of the City of Plattsburgh. Includes in depth discussion of the need, the decision process, bids, construction, background of builder, architectural details and biographies of all light keepers, through decommissioning in 1941. Also includes photos/illustrations of three keepers homes and two towers, as well as several of the keepers - most never published before.
Subjects: New York lighthouses, New York light keepers, transportation
Places: Lake Champlain, Clinton County New York, Plattsburgh New York, Pointe Aux Roche, Cumberland Head, Barber's Point, Westport New York, Bluff Point, Valcour Island
People: Peter Comstock, Hans Christian Anderssen, William Fido, Thomas Pickup, William Tabberrah, Rose Taberrah
Time periods: 1830 - present