Location | Staten Island / Lower New York Bay |
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Coordinates | 40°33′50″N 74°5′43″W / 40.56389°N 74.09528°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1856 |
Foundation | Brick |
Construction | 1856: Wood, 1939: Concrete |
Height | 59 feet (18 m) |
Shape | Square Cylindrical |
Markings | 1856: painted in bands, two white and one red, red roof on lantern, 1939: Natural |
Light | |
First lit | 1856 |
Deactivated | 1964 |
Characteristic | Fixed White - visible on Range line only |
Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light as the rear to mark Swash Channel.[1] The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.
References
External links
- Lighthouse Friends site
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
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