Historian's book on Montauk's role in wars
Quick ReadA childhood trip to the Montauk Point Lighthouse launched Henry Osmers' lifelong infatuation with the eastern tip of Long Island that resulted in him becoming the lighthouse museum historian and publishing four books, including a new one on the community's critical role in the nation's wars.
Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | Henry Osmers, author of "American Gibraltar: Montauk and the Wars of America," a new book about the history of the military in Montauk, stands near the radar tower at the Camp Hero State Park in Montauk. (Dec. 15, 2011)
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A childhood trip to the Montauk Point Lighthouse launched Henry Osmers' lifelong infatuation with the eastern tip of Long Island that resulted in him becoming the lighthouse museum historian and publishing four books, including a new one on the community's critical role in the nation's wars.
His latest research effort for "American Gibraltar: Montauk and the Wars of America," left Osmers,...
