Cedar Point County Park
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 Cedar Island Light |
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| Location: | Cedar Point County Park, Sag Harbor, Gardiners Bay, Long Island |
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| Foundation: | Masonry pier |
| Construction: | Granite |
| Year first lit: | 1839 |
| Automated: | 1934 |
| Tower shape: | Square unpainted granite |
| Height: | 40 ft |
| Original lens: | Sixth order Fresnel 1855 |
Cedar Point County Park is a 607 acre park in East Hampton. It has commanding views of Gardiners Bay and is famed for its decommissioned lighthouse. Settled in 1651, Cedar Point was once a busy port for shipping farm goods, fish, and timber from Sag Harbor. The historic Cedar Point Lighthouse stood on an island 200 yards from shore when it was built in 1839. Its beacon served to guide whaling ships in and out of Sag Harbor during its hey-day as a major port. The New England Hurricane of 1938 transformed the shoreline, shifting sands to create a narrow, walkable strip that now connects the lighthouse with the mainland.
The 40 foot granite lighthouse was decommissioned in 1934 and replaced by an automatic light on a steel skeleton at breakwater.
[edit] External links
- Cedar Island Lighthouse - from Lighthousefriends.com
- Suffolk County Park Site
- National Park Service List of New York Lighthouses
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