Montauk lighthouse now a National Historic Landmark
Photo credit: Bill Bleyer | A new plaque designates the Montauk Lighthouse as a National Historic Landmark, was dedicated by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service. (Aug. 22, 2012)
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With the presentation of a plaque by a National Park Service official, the iconic Montauk Point Lighthouse Wednesday became Long Island's 12th National Historic Landmark.
The designation is the federal government's highest level of recognition for a historic site. The lighthouse, authorized by Congress and President George Washington in 1792 and built in 1796, has been on the National Register...
