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Montauk Point Lighthouse

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Stock #: 51412
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Montauk
State: New York (NY)
County: Suffolk
Publisher: Tomlin Art Company
Postmark: 1958
PM City: PORTWASHINGTON
PM State: NY
Stamp: 3C
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Five miles from the quaint fishing village of Montauk which is rich in Indian and Colonial History stand the octagonal tower of Montauk Point Lighthouse. Authorized in 1795 by President George Washington, the tower was completed in 1796. It stand on the precipitous bluff which makes the extreme tip of Long Island as shown in this aerial view.

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