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Fort Washington Park is one of Manhattan's best spots for spotting peregrine falcons, one of the world's fastest birds, due to its location underneath George Washington Bridge.

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Little Red Lighthouse

Location: 178th Street and the Hudson River
Phone: (212) 304-2365
Description: The Jeffrey's Hook lighthouse, erected in 1880 and moved to its current site in 1921, has become widely known as the children's literary landmark "The Little Red Lighthouse." The story of the lighthouse in Fort Washington Park was popularized by the children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift with illustrations by Lynd Ward, published in 1942. The lighthouse became a celebrated "child's landmark," after the proposed removal of the lighthouse in 1951. The public outcry of children and their allies prompted the preservation of the structure through its transfer to the jurisdiction of the City of New York/Parks & Recreation.