Fort Tompkins Light

Aug. 6, 2019
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Fort Tompkins Light, Staten Island, New York City, New York

FORT TOMPKINS LIGHT

Location: ON STATEN ISLAND, WESTERLY SIDE OF THE NARROWS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK BAY
Station Established: 1828
Year Current / Last Tower(s) First Lit: 1873
Operational: No
Automated: N/A
Deactivated: 1903
Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: Tower on white dwelling with Mansard roof; lantern, black.
Height: 40-feet
Original Lens: Fourth Order (as of 1900)
Characteristic: Flashing alternately red and white, interval between flashes 10 seconds
Fog Signal: