Danskammer Point Light Explained

Location:	New York, U.S.
Coordinates:	41.5728°N -73.9647°W
Yeardeactivated:	1920s
Marking:	White wooden tower
Fogsignal:	Bell struck every 20 seconds

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.

References

• "Light Station Struck by Lightning. Report of James H. Wiest, Keeper of Danskammer Point Light Station, N. Y." Lighthouse Service Bulletin I, 34 (Oct 1934), p. 134.
• Warren Mumford article about Danskammer Light

External links

• Lighthouse Friends site
  • • Lighthouse Depot info
• Devil's Dance Chamber

Notes and References

1. http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/USA1188.html 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.