Danskammer Point Light

Danskammer Point Light
Map
LocationNew York, U.S.
Coordinates41°34′22″N 73°57′53″W / 41.572778°N 73.964722°W / 41.572778; -73.964722
Tower
Constructed1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Height31 feet (9.4 m)
MarkingsWhite wooden tower
Fog signalBell struck every 20 seconds
Light
Deactivated1920s

Danskammer Point Light was a lighthouse on Danskammer Point in the Town of Newburgh in New York, along the banks of the Hudson River.[1][2] It was later demolished and is now the site of the Danskammer Generating Station.

Notes

  1. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
  2. ^ List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States, Corrected to January 1, 1893, Government Printing Office, 1893.

References

  • 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.
  • Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Downstate New York". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  • Lighthouse Depot info Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  • Devil's Dance Chamber


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