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Tue Marshes Light
	Undated photograph of Tue Marshes Light (USCG)
Location	North of Tue Point at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates	37°14′08″N 76°23′09″W / 37.2356°N 76.3859°W
Tower
Constructed	1875
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Height	41 feet (12 m)
Shape	square house
Light
First lit	1875
Deactivated	1960
Lens	sixth-order Fresnel lens
Range	7.0 nautical miles; 13 kilometres (8 mi)
Characteristic	Flashing 6 sec w/red sector

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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.

References

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Tue Marshes Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 152. ISBN 9780801815485.

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+{{short description|Lighthouse in Virginia, United States}}
-{{Infobox lighthouse
- | name = Tue Marshes Light
+{{Infobox lighthouse
-  | image_name = Tue marshes light.PNG
-  | caption = Undated photograph of Tue Marshes Light (USCG)
+| name            = Tue Marshes Light
+| image           = Tue marshes light.PNG
-  | location = North of Tue Point at the mouth of the [[York River]] in the [[Chesapeake Bay]]
+| caption         = Undated photograph of Tue Marshes Light (USCG)
-  | latd = 37.2356 | latNS = N
+| location        = North of Tue Point at the mouth of the [[York River (Virginia)|York River]] in the [[Chesapeake Bay]]
-  | longd = 76.3859 | longEW = W
+| coordinates     = {{coord|37.2356|N|76.3859|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
-  | coordinates_type = type:landmark
+| yearlit         = 1875
-  | coordinates_display = title
+| automated       =
-  | coordinates_footnotes =
+| yeardeactivated = 1960
-  | yearlit = 1875
+| foundation      = [[Screw-pile lighthouse|screw-pile]]
-  | automated =
+| construction    = [[cast-iron]]/[[wood]]
-  | yeardeactivated = 1960
+| shape           = square house
-  | foundation = [[Screw-pile lighthouse|screw-pile]]
+| height          = {{convert|41|ft}}
-  | construction = [[cast-iron]]/[[wood]]
+| lens            = sixth-order [[Fresnel lens]]
-  | shape = square house
+| currentlens     =
-  | height = 41 ft
+| range           = {{convert|8|mi|nmi km|disp=flip}}
-  | lens = sixth-order [[Fresnel lens]]
+| characteristic  = Flashing 6 sec w/red sector
-  | currentlens =
-  | range = 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.
+The '''Tue Marshes Light''' was a [[lighthouse]] located at the mouth of the [[York River (Virginia)|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. Otherwise, there is little to say about this light, which was dismantled in 1960. The usual tower was placed on the old foundation and remains in use.
+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.
 ==References==
+*{{cite uscghist|VA}}
-*[http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHVA.html Virginia Light Stations], from the [[United States Coast Guard]]
 *[http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/tuemarshes.htm Tue Marshes Light], from the Chesapeake Chapter of the [[United States Lighthouse Society]]
 *{{cite book
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    |first= Robert
    |title= The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake
+   |url= https://archive.org/details/lighthousesofche0000dega
+   |url-access= registration
    |year= 1973
-   |publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press| page = 152}}
+   |publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press| page = [https://archive.org/details/lighthousesofche0000dega/page/152 152]|isbn= 9780801815485
+ }}
 {{Lighthouses of Virginia}}
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1875]]
 [[Category:Lighthouses in Virginia]]
+[[Category:Lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay]]