Built in 1838. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Selkirk Lighthouse is located at mouth of the Salmon River in New York. It is one of only four lighthouses in the United States that retains its original bird-cage lantern.”
Wikipedia article Selkirk Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Oswego County · listed in 1979 · category: Structure · built in 1838.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Selkirk Lighthouse between 2001 and 2019, burning about 17 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2016 | Smoking | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 July 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pulaski, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $35,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $10,000 | Trees were dowed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | $5,000 | Five village roads flooded with six to eight inches of water across them. Water was reported up to the doors of many businesses. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Pulaski | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $2,000 | Trees and wires down in Town of Pulaski. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Pulaski | $2,000 | Rainfall fell between 1 and 5 PM. Basement flooding was also reported. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | $1,000 | Route 41 reported flooded and closed near the railroad crossing southwest of Pulaski. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $500 | Tree downed and blocking roadway. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $500 | A tree was downed in Pulaski on North Jefferson Street. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | $500 | North Street was reported flooded and closed. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pulaski Village Historic District | 3.7 miles | 1983 |
| Holyoke Cottage | 5.3 miles | 1988 | |
 | Arthur Tavern | 6.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Hamilton Farmstead | 7.0 miles | 1991 |
| Mexico Railroad Depot | 7.4 miles | 1991 | |
| Sandy Creek Historic District | 7.5 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001618 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oswego County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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