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	{{Infobox lighthouse		{{Infobox lighthouse
	\| name = Stepping Stones ~~Lighthouse~~		\| name = Stepping Stones Light
	\| image = Stepping Stones Light 2006.jpg		\| image = Stepping Stones Light 2006.jpg
	\| location = ], in ]. Marks outer end of reef		\| location = ], in ]. Marks outer end of reef
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	'''Stepping Stones Light''' is a Victorian-style lighthouse in ], in ].<ref>{{cite uscgll\|1\|\|}}</ref><ref name=cghist>{{cite uscghist\|NY}}</ref><ref name='ARLHS'>{{Cite web\|url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/USA811.html\|title=Stepping Stones Light - ARLHS USA-811\|website=wlol.arlhs.com}}</ref> The lighthouse is square-shaped and made of red ], standing one-and-a-half stories high. The ] is a virtual twin of this structure. The light is in ~~current~~ use, under the management of the ]. It is not open to the public.		'''Stepping Stones Light''' is a Victorian-style lighthouse in ], in ].<ref>{{cite uscgll\|1\|\|}}</ref><ref name=cghist>{{cite uscghist\|NY}}</ref><ref name='ARLHS'>{{Cite web\|url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/USA811.html\|title=Stepping Stones Light - ARLHS USA-811\|website=wlol.arlhs.com}}</ref> The lighthouse is square-shaped and made of red ], standing one-and-a-half stories high. The ] is a virtual twin of this structure. The light is currently in use under the management of the ]. It is not open to the public.

	The reef upon which it sits was given its name by ] (Minnefords) Native American legends. According to the legend, the tribe used warriors, medicine, and magic to chase the devil out of present-day ] onto ] (formerly Greater Minneford Island), surrounding him at Belden Point. The devil then picked up huge boulders lying there and tossed them into Long Island Sound, using them as stepping stones to make his escape. The natives named the rocks, "The Devil's Stepping Stones".		The reef upon which it sits was given its name by ] (Minnefords) Native American legends. According to the legend, the tribe used warriors, medicine, and magic to chase the devil out of present-day ] onto ] (formerly Greater Minneford Island), surrounding him at Belden Point. The devil then picked up huge boulders lying there and tossed them into Long Island Sound, using them as stepping stones to make his escape. The natives named the rocks "The Devil's Stepping Stones".
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	It was added to the ] as '''Stepping Stones Light Station''' on September 15, 2005, reference number 05001026. The light station has been declared surplus, and the application for transfer under the ] of 2000 is under review.<ref name="NHLPA"></ref> In 2008, the light station was transferred to the ]. In 2014, the Town of North Hempstead entered into a partnership with the Great Neck Historical Society and the Great Neck Park District to raise funds to rehabilitate the Lighthouse.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/north-hempstead-seeks-funding-to-restore-1877-stepping-stones-light-1.8927643\|title=Campaign to save 19th-century lighthouse\|website=Newsday}}</ref> The ] and New York State Senator ] provided $165,000 and $100,000 in grant funding, respectively, to support the restoration efforts.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Eidler\| first=Scott\|title=North Hempstead wins $165G grant to restore historic lighthouse\|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/north-hempstead-wins-165k-grant-to-restore-historic-lighthouse-1.11732483\|work=]\|date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Eidler\| first=Scott\|title=Stepping Stones Light to receive restoration funding\|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/stepping-stone-light-to-receive-restoration-funding-1.12040091\|work=]\|date=13 July 2016}}</ref>		It was added to the ] as '''Stepping Stones Light Station''' on September 15, 2005, reference number 05001026. The light station has been declared surplus, and the application for transfer under the ] of 2000 is under review.<ref name="NHLPA"></ref> In 2008, the light station was transferred to the ]. In 2014, the Town of North Hempstead entered into a partnership with the Great Neck Historical Society and the Great Neck Park District to raise funds to rehabilitate the Lighthouse.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Eidler\|first=Scott\|date=30 July 2014\|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/north-hempstead-seeks-funding-to-restore-1877-stepping-stones-light-1.8927643\|title=Campaign to save 19th-century lighthouse\|website=Newsday}}</ref> The ] and New York State Senator ] provided $165,000 and $100,000 in grant funding, respectively, to support the restoration efforts.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Eidler\| first=Scott\|title=North Hempstead wins $165G grant to restore historic lighthouse\|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/north-hempstead-wins-165k-grant-to-restore-historic-lighthouse-1.11732483\|work=]\|date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Eidler\| first=Scott\|title=Stepping Stones Light to receive restoration funding\|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/stepping-stone-light-to-receive-restoration-funding-1.12040091\|work=]\|date=13 July 2016}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	*http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stepping.htm		*http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stepping.htm {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103073637/http://www.cr.nps.gov/MARITIME/light/stepping.htm \|date=2004-11-03 }}
	*http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/steppingstones/default.htm		*http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/steppingstones/default.htm {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041111104209/http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/steppingstones/default.htm \|date=2004-11-11 }}

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Lighthouse

Stepping Stones Light
Tower


Location	Long Island Sound, in Nassau County, New York. Marks outer end of reef
Coordinates	40°49′27.6″N 73°46′29.1″W / 40.824333°N 73.774750°W / 40.824333; -73.774750
Constructed	1877
Foundation	Granite and concrete pier
Construction	Red brick
Automated	1967
Height	46 feet (14 m)
Shape	Square, red brick, granite trim, black and white lantern
Markings	White band on southwest face of pier
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place

Light
First lit	1877
Focal height	46 feet (14 m)
Lens	Fifth order Fresnel, 1877 (original), 12 inches (300 mm) (current)
Range	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Green light occulting every 4 sec



Stepping Stones Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Area	less than one acre
Architect	U.S. Lighthouse Board
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.	05001026
Added to NRHP	September 15, 2005

Stepping Stones Light is a Victorian-style lighthouse in Long Island Sound, in Nassau County, New York. The lighthouse is square-shaped and made of red brick, standing one-and-a-half stories high. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is a virtual twin of this structure. The light is currently in use under the management of the United States Coast Guard. It is not open to the public.

The reef upon which it sits was given its name by Siwanoy (Minnefords) Native American legends. According to the legend, the tribe used warriors, medicine, and magic to chase the devil out of present-day Westchester County, New York onto City Island (formerly Greater Minneford Island), surrounding him at Belden Point. The devil then picked up huge boulders lying there and tossed them into Long Island Sound, using them as stepping stones to make his escape. The natives named the rocks "The Devil's Stepping Stones".

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Stepping Stones Light Station on September 15, 2005, reference number 05001026. The light station has been declared surplus, and the application for transfer under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 is under review. In 2008, the light station was transferred to the Town of North Hempstead. In 2014, the Town of North Hempstead entered into a partnership with the Great Neck Historical Society and the Great Neck Park District to raise funds to rehabilitate the Lighthouse. The National Park Service and New York State Senator Jack Martins provided $165,000 and $100,000 in grant funding, respectively, to support the restoration efforts.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
"Stepping Stones Light - ARLHS USA-811". wlol.arlhs.com.
Available properties through the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Program for 2006
Eidler, Scott (30 July 2014). "Campaign to save 19th-century lighthouse". Newsday.
Eidler, Scott (26 April 2016). "North Hempstead wins $165G grant to restore historic lighthouse". Newsday.
Eidler, Scott (13 July 2016). "Stepping Stones Light to receive restoration funding". Newsday.

External links

Media related to Stepping Stones Light at Wikimedia Commons

http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stepping.htm Archived 2004-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/steppingstones/default.htm Archived 2004-11-11 at the Wayback Machine

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