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| 0882 UNITED STATES (New York) - Montauk Point Lighthouse (1) |
Posted on 30.11.2013, and 02.07.2015
Located in Montauk Point State Park, at the easternmost point of Long Island, in the hamlet of Montauk, on Turtle Hill, Montauk Light was the first lighthouse in New York State. In nowadays is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States, and also one of the only 11th lighthouses in the country designated a National Historic Landmark. Its construction was authorized in 1792 and completed in 1796, being also the first public works project of the United States. In 1860 the lighthouse station underwent a massive renovation when two new levels and a larger lantern were added. This increased the height of the tower from its original 80 feet (1796) to its current height of 110' 6".
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In addition, the current keeper's dwelling was constructed adjacent to the tower, and the original 1796 dwelling demolished. A steam-powered fog signal was installed in 1873, with a fog signal building in 1897. The tower was originally all white, its single brown stripe being added in 1899. In 1940 the lighthouse was electrified, and.during WWII, it was taken over by the U.S. Army as part of the Eastern Coastal Defense Shield. Adjacent to the lighthouse, Camp Hero was opened by the Army in 1942 and was heavily fortified with huge guns during the war. Pirate Captain Kidd was said to have buried treasure at the foot of the lighthouse site around 1699 at two ponds which today are called "Money Ponds."
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