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National Lighthouse Center and Museum

  
 

The Lighthouses of New York Harbor :
The Little Red Lighthouse (Jeffrey's Hook)

  
 
The Little Red Lighthouse stands proudly beneath the George Washington Bridge on the New York shore. She reminds us that all things big or small have a significant place in our world. The children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Big Grey Bridge by Hildegarde Swift taught this lesson well. The Little Red served as a navigational aid before and after the bridge was built.  Little Red Lighthouse
When the light was commissioned in 1921 she served the Hudson River mariners, always keeping a good light until the USCG deactivated it in 1947. Swift's book played a major role in saving the light, for it was the millions of children who loved The Little Red Lighthouse story who spoke out when the USCG wanted to sell and dismantle the light. The children won-and today all of us can enjoy its beauty. The Urban Park Rangers conduct tours of the light. In the fall, a Little Red Lighthouse Festival features tours of the light, food, photo displays and a reading of the famous story.		  
 

The Lighthouse is in Fort Washington Park,178th Street & Hudson River, New York, NY [From Lafayette Place at W. 181st Street, take steps, footpath and footbridge over the highway, down to the park and south to the Lighthouse.]

It is administered by: CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT. OF PARKS & RECREATION Mailing Address: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY 10034.
It is open to the public. Scheduled tours are offered spring through fall by the New York City Urban Park Rangers. For tour information, call (212) 304-2365.

 
  1999 © Jim Crowley, excerpt from New York Lighthouses : the Greater New York Harbor, the Hudson River and Long Island to be published in 2000. For further information about the book and photos - contact NYLITES2@AOL.COM.  
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New York Harbor Lights is the Local Chapter of the US Lighthouse Society and the sponsor of the National Lighthouse Center and Museum in New York. It is a not-for-profit organization and payments are tax-deductible. Please make your check payable to: National Lighthouse Center and Museum; One Lighthouse Plaza; Staten Island, NY 10301 Send e-mail messages to info@lighthousemuseum.org.


last revised April 9 2000

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