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circa 1914. From the
collection of Katharine House
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History
Built in 1880, the 60 foot (18 m) tall Great Beds
Lighthouse sits atop a caisson. It is constructed of white
steel plates. The lighthouse is located about 3/4 mile
(1.2 km) off Staten Island, New York in the mouth of the
Raritan River North of South Amboy. Accessible only by
boat. Site and tower closed. In the late 1800s there was a
dispute between New York and New Jersey as to whom the
lighthouse belonged. Eventually New York gave up the fight
for the lighthouse. It was automated in 1945.Today the
lighthouse is the official symbol for the small city of
South Amboy.
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