Chronological Lists of Long Island's Lighthouses
Original light stations
1797 Montauk Point
1799 Eaton's Neck
1806 Little Gull Island (Rebuilt in 1868)
1809 Sands Point
1824 Old Field Point (Rebuilt in 1868)
1826 Fire Island (Rebuilt in 1858)
1827 Plum Island (Rebuilt in 1869)
1829 Block Island North (Rebuilt in 1837, 1857 and 1867)
1839 Cedar Island (Rebuilt in 1868)
1849 North Dumpling (Rebuilt in 1871 and 1980)
1850 Execution Rocks (Rebuilt in 1868)
1854 Gardiner's Island
1857 Lloyd Harbor (New light built on different site in 1912)
1857 Horton Point
1858 Shinnecock Bay
1870 Long Beach Bar (Bug) Light (Rebuilt in 1990)
1875 Block Island Southeast
1877 Stepping Stones
1878 Race Rock
1878 Stratford Shoal
1884 Latimer Reef
1890 Cold Spring Harbor
1899 Orient Point
Construction of Existing lighthouses
1797 Montauk Point
1799 Eaton's Neck
1809 Sands Point
1857 Horton Point
1858 Fire Island
1867 Block Island North
1868 Cedar Island
1868 Old Field Point
1868 Little Gull Island
1868 Execution Rocks
1869 Plum Island
1875 Block Island Southeast
1878 Race Rock
1878 Stratford Shoal
1884 Latimer Reef
1899 Orient Point
1912 Huntington Harbor
1980 North Dumpling
1990 Long Beach Bar (Bug) Light
The above chronological listings show that the mid-1800's were a boom time for Long Island lighthouses. The establishment of the Lighthouse Board by Congress in 1852 undoubtedly contributed to this flurry of activity, as did the growing economic development and commercial importance of the region. Many lights were rebuilt or established during this period, as the following list shows.
Lighthouse construction activity on Long Island within twenty years after the establishment of the Lighthouse Board
1854 Gardiner's Island built
1857 Lloyd Harbor built
1857 Horton Point built
1857 Block Island North rebuilt
1858 Shinnecock Bay built
1858 Fire Island rebuilt
1867 Block Island North rebuilt.
1868 Eaton's Neck renovated
1868 Cedar Point rebuilt
1868 Old Field Point rebuilt
1868 Little Gull Island rebuilt
1868 Execution Rocks rebuilt
1868 Sands Point keeper's house added
1869 Plum Island rebuilt
1870 Long Beach Bar (Bug) Light
1871 North Dumpling rebuilt
Chronological listing of lost lights
1858: Original Fire Island light demolished.
1894, March 7: Gardiner's Island light lost in a storm.
1947, November 12: Lloyd Harbor light destroyed by fire.
1948 December 23: Shinnecock light demolished.
1963 July 4: Original Long Beach Bar (Bug) Light destroyed by arsonists
1965: Cold Spring Harbor light relocated to private property.
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