Danskammer Point Light
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.
| Location | New York, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 41°34′22″N 73°57′53″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1885 |
| Height | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
| Markings | White wooden tower |
| Fog signal | Bell struck every 20 seconds |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1920s |
Notes
- ARLHS World List of Lights
- 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
- "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
- "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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