Montauk Point Lighthouse by bmac62
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Description
No gallery of anyone from Long Island, New York is ever complete without an image of this locally famous lighthouse overseeing Montauk Point.
A short history follows for those interested in a little background.
Construction on the lighthouse was authorized by the Second United States Congress, under President George Washington in 1792. Construction began on June 7, 1796, and was completed on November 5, 1796. The lighthouse and adjacent Camp Hero were heavily fortified with huge guns during World War I and World War II. Those gun emplacements and concrete observation bunkers (which are also at nearby Shadmoor State Park) are still visible.
It was the first lighthouse in New York State, and is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The tower is 110' 6" high. The current light, equivalent to 2,500,000 candle power, flashes every 5 seconds and can be seen a distance of 18 nautical miles (33 km).
Pirate Captain Kidd was said to have buried treasure at the foot of the lighthouse around 1699 at two ponds which today are called "Money Ponds."
Thanks for looking.
Bill
P.S. The large square tower to the right of the lighthouse was built in 1942 as an observation tower looking for German submarines that freely ranged the eastern seaboard of the USA until effective countermeasures began in the same year (1942).
Comments (17)
Fred255
Very interesting, good photo!
ledwolorz
Beautiful photo.
Alz2008
Wonderful lighthouse you have captured here Bill, excellent well done..
CavalierLady
Wonderful lighthouse and wonderful history, too! Great shot, Bill!
rainbows
A fine shot, Bill. Excellent work, thank you for the information too. Diane. xx
skipper62
Good shot Mr. Bill. Like the composition. Good travels to ya. Old Broke Wing Fighter Jock
kenwas
Excellent and thanks for the info!
kasalin
Interesting and wonderful, Bill
debbielove
And gratuitous Babe shot! But.....I do light lighthouses and this a goodie! A grand shot. Perfect blue sky to go with it. Great, Rob
ariaans
Looks like a beautiful postcard!! Beautiful bright shot!! :)
tizjezzme
Interesting facts on this lighthouse; and a beautiful one it is. It's in excellent shape for how old it is. Thank you for sharing this with us. Excellent pov..
waldodessa
Wonderful shot!
erlandpil
Nuíce shot erland
mermaid
A fine shot Bill and intersting information with it...smile
neiwil
That a loooooong history, looks to have been well maintaned.Interesting history, I can imagine 1 guy standing atop the lighthouse, watching for sailing ships.While another stands in the other looking for U-boats.They could shout up an interesting conversation between them.Got to agree with Rob about the 'babe'.(if she's a relative of yours Bill, I mean that with the greatest respect.).Thanks for another excellent image.
Buffalo1
A wonderful pic of an American coastal guardian and the history in back of it. I love old lighthouses and I am always stumped at why they get so few views.
psyoshida
Amazing history. It's so nice to see it is still maintained when so many lighthouses have fallen by the wayside. Lovely shot!