Fort Tompkins Light
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fort-tompkins-light-294-7989071
title:
Fort Tompkins Light
text:
Fort Tompkins Light was a lighthouse located on Staten Island, New York City, on the west side of the Narrows in New York Bay. The lighthouse was established by Fort Tompkins Military Base in 1828 to guide ships to Staten Island. The lighthouse did not keep records due to its close proximity to land. Consequently, very little record survives beyond those kept by the lighthouse board. The Board archives illustrate the precarious location of the lighthouse. On more than one occasion the lighthouse
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description:
Lighthouse in Staten Island, New York
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tompkins_Light
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2024-01-04T17:27:26Z
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