Year first constructed 1839 Automated 1934 Foundation Masonry pier Opened 1868 Construction Granite Materials Masonry, Granite | Year first lit 1839 Deactivated 1934 Height 9.1 m Area 6,070 m² Architectural style Italianate architecture | |
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Similar Cedar Point County P, Cold Spring Harbor Li, Little Gull Island Light, Orient Long Beach Ba, North Dumpling Light | ||
Cedar island lighthouse psa
Cedar Island Light is a lighthouse in Cedar Point County Park in East Hampton, New York. It overlooks Gardiners Bay.
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- Cedar island lighthouse psa
- Map of Cedar Island Light Cedar Point Rd East Hampton NY 11937 USA
- Cedar island lighthouse
- History
- Cultural
- References
Map of Cedar Island Light, Cedar Point Rd, East Hampton, NY 11937, USA
Cedar island lighthouse
History
The 40-foot (12 m) granite lighthouse was decommissioned in 1934 and replaced by an automatic light on a steel skeleton at breakwater. The lighthouse, built in the Italianate style, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cultural
The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Cedar Island Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
References
Cedar Island Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA