Throgs Neck Light, Maritime lighthouse in Throggs Neck, The Bronx, United States
The Throgs Neck Light features a white square pyramidal structure measuring 17 meters in height, positioned at the northeastern section of Fort Schuyler.
The initial wooden lighthouse from 1827 underwent several transformations, including an iron skeletal tower in 1890 and a red brick tower in 1906.
The first lightkeepers, Samuel Young and James Bayliss, maintained a bar at the lighthouse where duck hunters and sailors gathered for drinks and conversation.
The lighthouse marks the entrance to the East River from Long Island Sound, with its fixed red light guiding vessels through potentially hazardous waters.
Charles Ferreira, who served at the lighthouse for sixty years following his father, received recognition for rescuing a drowning soldier in 1929.
Location: The Bronx
Inception: 1827
Height: 17 m
GPS coordinates: 40.80440,-73.79060
Latest update: March 8, 2025 09:18
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