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Old Orchard Shoal Light was a sparkplug lighthouse in lower New York Bay marking a large shoal area. It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012.[2][3][4]

Old Orchard Shoal Light

Location	New York City, US
Coordinates	40°30′44.272″N 74°5′55.369″W
Tower
Constructed	1893
Foundation	Concrete/Cast Iron Caisson
Construction	Cast Iron
Automated	1955
Height	35 feet (11 m)
Shape	Conical "Spark Plug"
Markings	lower half brown, upper half white, on black pier
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	Removed/ Original air siren and horn
Light
First lit	1893
Deactivated	destroyed 2012
Focal height	51 feet (16 m)
Lens	Fourth Order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current)
Range	W 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) R 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 6s
Orchard Shoal Light Station, Old
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Staten Island, New York
Area	less than one acre
Architect	US Lighthouse Board
NRHP reference No.	06000864[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 2006

History

Old Orchard Shoal Light was completed and lit on April 25, 1893.[5] The Fresnel lens was removed in 1950.

Before moving on to Governor's Island and then finally Coney Island Light, Frank Schubert, said to be the last civilian lighthouse keeper in the United States, was stationed at Old Orchard Shoal Light.

Old Orchard Shoal Light is listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit[6] and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations.[7]

On May 29, 2007, the Secretary of the Interior identified Old Orchard Shoal Light Station as surplus under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. The property was described as

Gedney Channel/Lower New York Bay, 3.5 miles south of New Dorp Beach. Remote 35 ft. conical, 3-story "spark plug" style light (1893) with keeper's quarters (approx. 1000 SF). Interior lined in brick up to 3rd floor. On 0.72 acre submerged land. Constructed of cast iron on concrete/cast iron caisson. Markings: white upper/black. Protective riprap and breakwater sheltering light's boat basin. Accessible by boat only.[8]

No group was identified under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act as willing and able to preserve the Old Orchard Shoal Light, and on June 5, 2008, the General Services Administration placed the light up for sale via an auction. The initial bid was $10,000 and the light finally closed on August 27, 2008 at a final bid of $235,000.[9]

The lighthouse was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012.[10][11]

References

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- [en] Old Orchard Shoal Light

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[ru] Маяк Олд-Орчард-Шол

Маяк Олд-Орчард-Шол (англ. Old Orchard Shoal Light) — маяк, который был расположен заливе Нью-Йорк-Бей, на юго-восток от Статен-Айленда, Статен-Айленд, штат Нью-Йорк, США. Построен в 1884 году. Автоматизирован в 1954 году.

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