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The light sitting atop Battery Weed’s northeast end
of Ft Wadsworth in Staten Island started to guide ships entering and leaving
New York’s Harbor in 1903. It was an active aid to navigation through the
mid-60s, when the completion of the Verrazano Bridge rendered it obsolete. An
earlier light was situated south of it but only the ships entering the harbor
were able to see it, so it was moved to its current location. In 1929, the
light tower had a red and white flashing light but changed to a green
(aviation) and white (marine) flashing light in 1941. |
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A panoramic view of the New York Skyline captures
one’s sight from the bluff overlooking the light tower, with the Verrazano
Bridge towering high above the light to its right. A juxtaposition of old and
new architecture arises, as you stand on the overlook and see the 20th century
marvel of the bridge overshadowing the 19th century fort. Ft Wadsworth Light is
part of the Gateway National Park and efforts are currently underway to
re-light the tower, so passing ships in the night can be reminded of the past.
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