Little Red Lighthouse

The Little Red Lighthouse is a small lighthouse located in New York City. It was made famous by the 1942 children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Swift and Lynd Ward.

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Lighthouse - New York City - Hildegarde Swift - Lynd Ward

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The Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse (as it is officially known) stands on a small point called Jeffery?s Hook at the base of the eastern pillar of the George Washington Bridge which connects the Washington Heights neighborhood in Manhattan to Fort Lee, New Jersey. The shoreline north and south of the lighthouse makes up Fort Washington Park. Access to the lighthouse is either via a steep footpath leading down from the north side of the bridge or, somewhat more easily, via the riverside promenade leading south to Riverside Park and Riverbank State Park.

Related Topics:
George Washington Bridge - Washington Heights - Manhattan - Fort Lee, New Jersey - Fort Washington Park - Riverside Park - Riverbank State Park

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The lighthouse was in danger of being dismantled when the book was published. The book galvinized support for the lighthouse and the lighthouse was saved. The lighthouse is now a New York City landmark (New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission).

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