| BUY THIS LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTIBLE LAMP FINIAL |
| the cape cod store.com's Lighthouse Encyclopedia |
| Long Beach Bar Lighthouse, (Bug Light) Greenport, NY |
*Dates of operation~~ 1990-present
*Building Material~~ Wood and vinyl siding
*Tower~~ 63 feet
*Elevation~~ On concrete foundation at sea level
*Markings~~ White tower on white dwelling
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 4 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1990
*Original Lens~~Fifth Order Fresnel (in original lighthouse)
*Current Lens~~ 250mm acrylic optic (installed in replica in 1990)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~East End Seaport and Marine Foundation and East End Lighthouses
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Orient Harbor and Peconic Bay, eastern end of Long
Island
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is an almost exact replica of one built on the same spot
in 1871. Decommissioned in 1948, the lighthouse was abandoned and was lost to an
arsonist's torch in 1963. Rebuilt and recommissioned in 1990.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.eastendlighthouses.org/bug.htm
Long Island Lighthouses' lighthouse info and history
http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/buglight.htm
Smithsonian's lighthouse page
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/lighthouses/object.cfm?id=72
*Building Material~~ Wood and vinyl siding
*Tower~~ 63 feet
*Elevation~~ On concrete foundation at sea level
*Markings~~ White tower on white dwelling
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 4 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1990
*Original Lens~~Fifth Order Fresnel (in original lighthouse)
*Current Lens~~ 250mm acrylic optic (installed in replica in 1990)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~East End Seaport and Marine Foundation and East End Lighthouses
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Orient Harbor and Peconic Bay, eastern end of Long
Island
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is an almost exact replica of one built on the same spot
in 1871. Decommissioned in 1948, the lighthouse was abandoned and was lost to an
arsonist's torch in 1963. Rebuilt and recommissioned in 1990.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.eastendlighthouses.org/bug.htm
Long Island Lighthouses' lighthouse info and history
http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/buglight.htm
Smithsonian's lighthouse page
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/lighthouses/object.cfm?id=72
| Website and all contents (c) copyright 2004-2011 Sand and Sea Enterprises, all rights reserved. All contents restricted for any other use without the express written consent of its owner. |
