Montauk Point Lighthouse

Montauk Point Lighthouse, Montauk Point State Park, eastern point of Long Island, Montauk, Suffolk County, New York

Built in 1796.

MONTAUK POINT LIGHT

TURTLE HILL/EAST END OF LONG ISLAND
Station Established: 1796
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1797
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1987
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: SANDSTONE
Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL PYRAMIDAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BROWN BAND MIDWAY & BLACK LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE
Original Lens: 13 WHALE OIL LAMPS (1797)