Public Square

Historical marker location:

13303 New York Highway 38, Richford, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of New York State Route 38 and New York State Route 79, on the right when traveling east on State Route 38.)

Marker installed: 1932

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.