Montauk
Montauk Lighthouse over the years
The Montauk Point Lighthouse is one of Long Island's great landmarks. The lighthouse was authorized by Congress in 1792 under George Washington. Construction started on June 7, 1796, and was completed just about five months later on Nov. 5 - remarkably fast for the day. Stone came across the sound from Connecticut (Middletown, to be exact), and the builder, John McComb Jr., went on to construct other celebrated New York landmarks, such as Gracie Mansion (1799) and City Hall (1803).
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