North Brother Island Light

North Brother Island Light
North Brother Island Light
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North Brother Island Light
Location North Brother Island, New York Harbor
Coordinates 40°48′08″N 73°53′46″W / 40.80222°N 73.89611°W / 40.80222; -73.89611
Year first constructed 1869
Deactivated 1953
Construction Wood tower
Tower shape Octagonal Tower
ARLHS number USA-551 [1]

North Brother Island Light is located on North Brother Island in the East River in New York.

Cultural

The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of North Brother Island Light[2] with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

Notes

  1. ^ ARLHS World List of Lights
  2. ^ Smithsonian lighthouse postcards



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