Manhattan · NYC landmark
Little Red Lighthouse / Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse
Fort Washington Park · Manhattan, New York City
A small river beacon below the George Washington Bridge, known for a children's book and the campaign that saved it.
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NYFE Summary
The beacon was moved here from Sandy Hook to warn vessels near the rocky riverbank. The George Washington Bridge later rose above it, and the lighthouse eventually lost its navigational role.
Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward made the little tower the subject of a children's book. When demolition was proposed, children joined a campaign to save it. The round red tower beside the enormous bridge still makes the contrast at the heart of that story visible.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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