The Tue Marshes Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the York River in the

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

north of Tue Point near the Goodwin Islands.

History

This light was erected in 1875. The location was originally called "Too Marshes", but the present spelling was adopted around 1900. The less common square foundation was supplemented by fender pilings on the east and west ends; the house was unusual in its gingerbread trim on the gables. The lighthouse was dismantled in 1960. A steel skeleton tower was placed on the old foundation and was removed by the Coast Guard in 2015.

References

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Tue Marshes Light
from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society * {{authority control Lighthouses completed in 1875 Lighthouses in Virginia Lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay