Year first lit 1875 Foundation screw-pile Tower shape square house Opened 1875 | Deactivated 1960 Construction cast-iron/wood Height 12 m Materials Cast iron, Wood | |
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Location North of Tue Point at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay Similar Great Wicomico River Light, Craney Island Light, Pages Rock Light, Point of Shoals Light, Bowlers Rock Light | ||
The Tue Marshes Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay north of Tue Point near the Goodwin Islands.
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Map of Tue Marshes Light, Yorktown, VA 23692, USA
History
This light was erected in 1875. The location was originally called "Too Marshes", but the present spelling was adopted around 1900. The less common square foundation was supplemented by fender pilings on the east and west ends; the house was unusual in its gingerbread trim on the gables. The lighthouse was dismantled in 1960. A steel skeleton tower was placed on the old foundation and remains in use.
References
Tue Marshes Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA