Tarrytown Light

"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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Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
Conceived and Developed by David S. Carter
Photographs by Donald W. Carter
Text by Diana K. Carter, Donald W. Carter & David S. Carter

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