Canopus Island

Historical marker location:

Mahopac, New York

( Marker is on S Lake Blvd. (New York State Route 6 N) east of Hilltop Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2002

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.