Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Keepers

Historical marker location:

33439 County Route 6, Cape Vincent, New York

Marker installed: 2010

1827 1981. United States Lighthouse Service United States Coast Guard.

The first recorded jazz concert took place in New York City in 1917, featuring a band led by the pianist James Reese Europe. Jazz music would go on to become a defining feature of New York's cultural scene, with legendary clubs like the Cotton Club and the Village Vanguard.