Schenectady

Historical marker location:

Rotterdam, New York

( Marker is on The loop to SUNY/Schenectady, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.