Tue Marshes Light

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′N 76°23′W
Tower
Constructed	1875
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Height	41 ft
Shape	square house
Light
First lit	1875
Deactivated	1960
Lens	sixth-order Fresnel lens
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.

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

• "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.