2000 Montauk Highway
PO Box 943
Montauk, NY 11954
631-668-2544 x1
Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum Website »
Owned and operated by the Montauk Historical Society,the Montauk Point Lighthouse is the oldest, still active lighthouse in New York State. Authorized by President Washington with construction completed in 1796. The nautical museum which is located in the Keeper's House displays an assortment of artifacts, historical documents and photographs.
Richard T. Gilmartin Galleries. A permanent exhibit exploring Montauk history where land meets sea and sky.
The original Thomas Jefferson document dated 1792 and the original Washington document dated 1796 granting the United States for the sum of $250.00 the purchase of land known as the Turtle Hill plateau from the East Hampton proprietors as the site to build the Montauk Point Lighthouse.
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