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| Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse, New York, New York (Manhattan) |
*Dates of operation~~1880-1917 (as North Hook, NJ), 1921-1947, 2002-present
*Building Material~~ Cast Iron
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ At river level
*Markings~~ Red
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing Red
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1921
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ City of New York/ Parks and Recreation as Fort Washington Park
*Waterway Location~~ Hudson River (under George Washington Bridge)
*Significant Feature~~ Originally known as North Hook Beacon and located in Sandy Hook,
NJ, lighthouse was dismantled, moved, and reconstucted at Jeffrey's Hook in 1921.
Popularized by the children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge,
by Hildegarde H. Swift with illustrations by Lynd Ward, published in 1942.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=393
New York Harbor Lights' lighthouse info
http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/nylights/lred.html
360 degree view from lighthouse
http://www.hudsonlights.com/littlered.htm
American Lighthouse Federation, Chesapeake Chapter's extensive lighthouse history
http://www.cheslights.org/newsletter/channel2.htm
*Building Material~~ Cast Iron
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ At river level
*Markings~~ Red
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing Red
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1921
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ City of New York/ Parks and Recreation as Fort Washington Park
*Waterway Location~~ Hudson River (under George Washington Bridge)
*Significant Feature~~ Originally known as North Hook Beacon and located in Sandy Hook,
NJ, lighthouse was dismantled, moved, and reconstucted at Jeffrey's Hook in 1921.
Popularized by the children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge,
by Hildegarde H. Swift with illustrations by Lynd Ward, published in 1942.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=393
New York Harbor Lights' lighthouse info
http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/nylights/lred.html
360 degree view from lighthouse
http://www.hudsonlights.com/littlered.htm
American Lighthouse Federation, Chesapeake Chapter's extensive lighthouse history
http://www.cheslights.org/newsletter/channel2.htm
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