Tue Marshes Light

Year Built

1875

Cost

$15,000

Type

Square house

Height

41 feet

Location

North of Tue Point at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1875

Lens Type

Sixth-order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1960

Color

N/A

Last Keeper - Date

Elmer M. Goodwin (1943 – )

Description

The Coast Guard dismantled the structure in 1960. They built a skeletal tower on the original foundation.

Brief History

•  This station was completed and the light exhibited for the first time on the 15th of August, 1875.
•  1899 – New model fifth-order lamps were supplied in November. Various repairs were made.
•  1960 – Rectangular superstructure was removed in 1960 and an automatic beacon was installed atop the screwpile foundation.
•  2014 – Coast Guard published its intention to remove the structure at Tue Marshes.
•  2015 – The Coast Guard removed the screwpile foundation at Tue Marshes.