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Managing Organization:
Crown Point Reservation
Telephone:
518-597-3603
Website: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/do/camping/campgrounds/crownpoint.html
Contact Address Information:
784 Bridge Road
Crown Point
New York,
12928,
United States
Notes:
In 1910-1912, the original limestone lighthouse was converted into a neoclassical memorial to explorer Samuel de Champlain. It remained in use as a lighthouse until 1929. The memorial incorporates the bottom section of the original lighthouse. There are two sculptures on the memorial: a large one including three
figures depicting Samuel de Champlain, a soldier, and an Indian, and a bust by Auguste Rodin called "La France."
Tower Height: 55 Height of Focal Plane: 83 Description of Tower: 1858: Octagonal limestone tower. 1912: Conical stone tower with cylindrical columns in central section, green lantern dome.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1858 Date Present Tower Built: 1912 Date Deactivated: 1929 Current Use: Memorial tower. Open To Public? Yes. Directions:
The Champlain Memorial is on the grounds of the Crown Point Reservation, a campground operated by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. The hours during which the lighthouse is open vary. During the summer camping season, inquiries should be made at the campground; call (518) 597-3603. There is a "Day Use" fee charged to drive to the campground and lighthouse/memorial. The Crown Point State Historic Site is on the opposite side of the road from the Crown Point Reservation, where the lighthouse/memorial is. Both sites are south of the Champlain Bridge to Vermont.
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