Henry R. Selden

Historical marker location:

8396 West Ridge Road, Clarkson, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of West Ridge Road (New York State Route 104 at milepost 3.8) and North Lake Road (New York State Route 19), on the right when traveling west on West Ridge Road.)

Marker installed: 1932

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.