East Charity Shoal Light
East Charity Shoal Light is an offshore lighthouse located near the Saint Lawrence River's entrance in northeastern Lake Ontario, due south of the city of Kingston, Ontario and approximately southwest of Wolfe Island. It is on the southeast rim of a submerged circular depression known as Charity Shoal Crater that may be the remnants of a meteorite impact. The lighthouse is located in Jefferson County, New York, near the Canada–United States border. The tower originally served Vermilion Light Station in Ohio from 1877 to 1929, and was installed at its current New York location in 1935. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2008. East Charity Shoal Light has been privately owned since 2009, however easements are in place to maintain the light's function as a navigational aid. Description East Charity Shoal Light sits upon a reinforced concrete pier, long on each side, that rises approximately above Lake Ontario. The pier is built on a wooden crib foundation with protective riprap. The tower includes a single-story concrete deckhouse that is tall and in diameter. Above the deckhouse rises a three-story cast iron white tower, topped with a lantern and lantern gallery that is painted