In 1870, Congress approved funding for $15,000 worth of construction on the Bluff Point Lighthouse, located on the western shore of Valcour Island. The lighthouse is built out of dark blue limestone rock with a red-shingled roof and an octagonal tower set against the Lake Champlain backdrop. Three years later, workers began building the two story lighthouse. In 1874, the lighthouse opened for service. It was instrumental in guiding boats through the channel from the New York shore to the western Shore of Valcour Island.
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