James Mereness

Historical marker location:

611 Latimer Hill Road, Ames, New York

( Marker is on Latimer Hill Rd (County Route 89), on the right when traveling west.)

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.