Historic American Lighthouses - Montauk New York
Posted by American Lighthouses on 11th May 2019
The Montauk Point Light is the oldest lighthouse in the state of New York. This lighthouse is located on the far eastern shore of Long Island, in the town of East Hampton. The lighthouse was named after the Montauk tribe. Many years before the lighthouse was built, the Montauk tribe would start fires on Montauk Point to call others to their meetings.Our first President, George Washington, was the one who ordered the construction of the lighthouse, in 1792. Construction was started a few years la