North Brother Island Light Explained

Location:	North Brother Island, East River, New York Harbor
Coordinates:	40.7993°N -73.8996°W
Yearbuilt:	1869
Yeardeactivated:	1953
Construction:	Wood tower
Shape:	Octagonal Tower

North Brother Island Light was a lighthouse located on North Brother Island in the East River in New York City.^{[1] [2]} The lighthouse was at the southern tip of the island. Before the lighthouse was erected, the island was uninhabited and saw no formal use.^[3] The tower utilized an occulting light which lit for five seconds and eclipsed for five seconds. It stood 47 feet above the water.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Smithsonian lighthouse postcards . Archives Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Collection #1055 (subset), with nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
2. http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/USA551.html ARLHS World List of Lights
3. News: Burgess. Anika. See the Abandoned and Inaccessible Island Where Typhoid Mary Died. 2018-05-17. Vanity Fair. June 6, 2015. en.
4. Book: United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic coast. From Point Judith to New York. 1917. U.S. Government Printing Office. 166. 2018-05-17. en.