Starch Works

Historical marker location:

Glen Cove, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Glen Cove Avenue and Charles Street, on the left when traveling north on Glen Cove Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1967

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.