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| caption = Undated photograph of Tue Marshes Light (USCG)
| caption = Undated photograph of Tue Marshes Light (USCG)
| location = North of Tue Point at the mouth of the [[York River]] in the [[Chesapeake Bay]]
| location = North of Tue Point at the mouth of the [[York River]] in the [[Chesapeake Bay]]
| coordinates = {{coor d|37.2356|N|76.3859|W|type:landmark}}
| coordinates = {{coord|37.2356|N|76.3859|W|type:landmark}}
| yearlit = 1875
| yearlit = 1875
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Revision as of 23:08, 2 October 2008

Tue Marshes Light
Undated photograph of Tue Marshes Light (USCG)
Map
LocationNorth of Tue Point at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates37°14′08″N 76°23′09″W / 37.2356°N 76.3859°W / 37.2356; -76.3859
Tower
Constructed1875 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Height41 ft
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1875
Deactivated1960
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
Range8 mi
CharacteristicFlashing 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.

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.


References

  • Virginia Light Stations, from the United States Coast Guard
  • 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