Time Ball, Titanic Memorial Lighthouse - New York, NY
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N 40° 42.444 W 074° 00.233
18T E 584144 N 4506753
The Titanic Memorial Lighthouse is located on the corner of Pearl and Fulton Streets in downtown Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMFQF7
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2012
Views: 39
The Titanic Memorial Lighthouse was once a functional lighthouse that was mounted on top of the Seamen's Church Institute and overlooked New York Harbor from Battery Park on the southern tip of Manhattan. The time ball on top of the lighthouse would drop down the pole to signal twelve noon to the ships in the harbor.
The lighthouse was installed on April 15, 1913, on the one year anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. When the church moved to a new location the lighthouse was moved to its current location where it serves as a gateway to the South Street Seaport Museum and historical area.
The South Street Seaport Museum has placed a plaque on the lighthouse that explains the memorial and the lighthouse's history.
TITANIC MEMORIAL LIGHTHOUSE
This lighthouse is a memorial to the passengers, officers and
crew who died as heroes when the steamship Titanic sank
after collision with an iceberg.
LATITUDE 41°46' NORTH
LONGITUDE 50°14' WEST
APRIL 15, 1912
This lighthouse was originally erected by public subscription.
In 1913, it stood above the East River on the roof of the old
Seamen's Church Institute at the corner of South Street and
Coenties Slip. From 1913 to 1967 the time ball at the top of the
lighthouse would drop down the pole to signal twelve noon to
the ships in the harbor. This time ball mechanism was activated
by a telegraphic signal from the National Observatory in
Washington, D.C.
In July 1968 the Seamen's' Church Institute moved to its present
quarters at 15 State Street. That year the Titanic Memorial
Lighthouse was donated by the Kaiser-Nelson Steel & Salvage
Corporation to the South Street Seaport Museum. It was erected
on this corner at the entrance to the museum complex in
May 1976 with funds provided by the Exxon Corporation.
South Street Seaport Museum
Type: Time Ball
In service: no
Time of signal: 12:00
Year established (if known): 1913
Year decommissioned (if applicable): 1967
Address:
Pearl and Fulton Streets
New York, NY
Weblink (if any): [Web Link]
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