Elm Tree Beacon Light
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Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light
as the rear to mark Swash Channel. The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light
and West Bank Light
.
New Dorp Light
The New Dorp Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse located in the New Dorp section of, Staten Island, New York. Funds for the lighthouse were approved by Congress August 31, 1852 and the structure was completed in 1856...
as the rear to mark Swash Channel. The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light
Staten Island Light
The Staten Island Range Light , serves as the rear range light companion to the West Bank Lighthouse. The 90-foot tower is located on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill at a point that is 141 feet above sea level and over five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse...
and West Bank Light
West Bank Light
West Bank Light is in Lower New York Bay and acts as the front range light for the Ambrose Channel. It is currently active and not open to the public.The tower was built in 1901 and heightened in 1908...
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