Tue Marshes Light

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Tue Marshes Light
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Tue Marshes Light
LocationNorth of Tue Point at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates 37°14′08″N76°23′09″W / 37.2356°N 76.3859°W / 37.2356; -76.3859
Tower
Constructed1875  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Foundation screw-pile
Construction cast-iron/wood
Height41 feet (12 m)
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1875
Deactivated1960
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
Range7.0 nautical miles; 13 kilometres (8 mi)
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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