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  2. Montauk Point Light - Wikipedia

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    A stylized image of the Montauk Point Light graces the shields of each of Long Island's state parkways Montauk Point on display at the New York Public Library. Montauk Light was the first lighthouse in New York State, and is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The tower is 110 feet 6 inches (33.68 metres) high.

  3. Montauk Point State Park - Wikipedia

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    The park contains the Montauk Point Light, which was authorized by the Second 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.

  4. Montauk, New York - Wikipedia

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    The Montauk Point Light was the first lighthouse in New York state and is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. Montauk is a major tourist destination with six state parks. It is particularly famous for its fishing, claiming to have more world saltwater fishing records than any other port in the world. [4]

  5. Montauk Air Force Station - Wikipedia

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    Montauk Air Force Station was a US military base at Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. It was decommissioned in 1981 and is now owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation as Camp Hero State Park .

  6. Camp Hero State Park - Wikipedia

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    Camp Hero State Park was opened on September 18, 2002. There are plans to create a museum and an interpretive center that will focus on World War II and Cold War history inside the radar tower. [3] Some parts of the camp remained closed off and guarded, especially the areas near the old radar installations.

  7. United States Coast Guard History and Heritage Sites

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    Montauk New York Montauk Point Lighthouse U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789–1939: Montauk Point Lighthouse: Yes 69000142: March 2, 2012 Mystic Connecticut Mystic Seaport Museum: U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848–1915: New Shoreham Life Saving Station [17] No N/A N/A Also: Brant Point Light replica Nahant Massachusetts Nahant Life Saving Station

  8. Maine Open Lighthouse Day delivers nautical history ... - AOL

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    Sep. 9—SOUTH PORTLAND — Becky Armstrong, who lives full time in an RV and hails from Florida, drove from Washington, D.C., to see a Maine lighthouse on Saturday. Her tour on Maine Open ...

  9. Giorgina Reid - Wikipedia

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    Giorgina Reid (née Anzulata; [1] [2] November 3, 1908 – June 16, 2001) was an American textile designer and professional photographer [3] who was credited with pioneering the reed-trench terracing erosion control system used to preserve the Montauk Point Lighthouse.