Plum Island Light (NY)
Oct. 1, 2019
Plum Island Light, Plum Island, near Long Island, New York
Plum Island Light, Plum Island, near Long Island, New York
Original structure built in 1827, rebuilt to include a tower in 1869.
PLUM ISLAND (PLUM GUT) LIGHT
LONG ISLAND SOUND/GARDINER'S BAY
Station Established: 1827
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1870
Operational? NO
Automated? YES 1978
Deactivated: 1978
Foundation Materials: DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials: GRANITE DWELLING/WOOD TOWER
Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1856