Tarrytown Light

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Tarrytown Light in 2004 - 45th trip
Tarrytown Light in 2004 - 45th trip

Sleepy Hollow, New York

Built: 1883

Automated: 1957

Decommissioned: 1965

Located in Kingsland Point Park in the shadow of the Tappan Zee Bridge, this 56 foot tall conical, cast iron tower alerted ships to the dangerous shoal water on the Hudson River's eastern shore. The construction of the bridge made the lighthouse obsolete.


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