First P.O. 1868

Historical marker location:

8 Altamont Road, Voorheesville, New York

( Marker is on Altamont Road (New York State Route 156), on the right when traveling east.)

The oldest standing lighthouse in New York State is the Montauk Point Lighthouse, which was completed in 1796 and is located on the eastern tip of Long Island. It is also the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States.