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Staten Island, NY

Elm Tree Beacon Light

Standing · Recorded year (source inventory): 1856

Elm Tree Beacon Light · Staten Island, NY

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Elm Tree Beacon Light · Staten Island, NY

Staten Island, NY

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Recorded year (source inventory)
1856
Status
Standing
Reported style
Lighthouse / Maritime
Reported architect
Not listed
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  1. 1856

    Recorded year (source inventory)

    The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.

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Records & events
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Records & events

Category
Building
Construction records
Not yet established
Blueprints & paperwork
Not yet established

Damage & destruction

No event classified in this record yet.

“Not yet established” means this catalogue has no verified finding about those documents. It does not mean the records never existed.

The recorded story

Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light as the rear to mark Swash Channel. The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.

Sources & record details

Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article for contributors and any additional terms. Wikidata facts are linked separately.

The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.

Wikipedia building/site coordinate: 40.56389, -74.09528

Brief source summary; linked records may differ.