Tue Marshes Light Explained

Tue Marshes Light
Location:North of Tue Point at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates:37.2356°N -76.3859°W
Yearlit:1875
Yeardeactivated:1960
Foundation:screw-pile
Construction:cast-iron/wood
Shape:square house
Lens:sixth-order Fresnel lens
Range:8miles
Characteristic:Flashing 6 sec w/red sector

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.

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 was removed by the Coast Guard in 2015.

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