Orient Point Light
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Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse
off Orient Point, New York.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2007.
In June 2011, the General Services Administration
made the Orient Point Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.
s of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Orient Point Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sparkplug lighthouse
A sparkplug lighthouse, sometimes known as a bug light, is a type of caisson lighthouse so named because of its shape. Generally speaking, a sparkplug lighthouse consists of a three-story living area, with the lantern on top; the whole is then placed upon a concrete or metal caisson. The...
off Orient Point, New York.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2007.
In June 2011, the General Services Administration
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
made the Orient Point Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.
Cultural
The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcardPostcard
A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope....
s of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Orient Point Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
External links
- http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/orientpt.htm