Sunken Island

Historical marker location:

Cooperstown, New York

( Marker is on New York State Route 80 south of Allen Lake Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1939

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.