Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Montauk Point Lighthouse – Long Island, New York

Montauk Point - Long Island, New York pg. 1

Montauk Point - Long Island, New York pg. 2

Montauk Point Lighthouse is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States and the first to be built in New York State.  It was commissioned by President George Washington in 1792, and was constructed in 1796.  The lighthouse is located in Montauk Point State Park in Long Island.


Montauk Point Lighthouse 2008 US Coast Guard Photo Wikimedia Commons No Copyright
Montauk Point Lighthouse - 2008
US Coast Guard Photo
Wikimedia Commons
No Copyright

This photo was taken on August 17, 2008 by the U.S. Coast Guard (photographer not specified).

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2 comments:

  1. Can you tell if the lighthouse still has a red band? It appears darker in the photo.

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    1. Hi Wendy,

      I went to the website I included in the post and saw some photos of the lighthouse. It does look like the band is a somewhat darker brownish red color like this photo. I guess the postcard isn't an exact likeness of the lighthouse. Or who knows, maybe that's how it looked way back when the postcard was published. =)

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