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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 ft (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 ft (14 m)
Lens	Fifth order Fresnel, 1877
Range	8 nm
Characteristic	Green light occulting every 4 sec

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 in current 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.

References

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.
ARLHS World List of Lights
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Available properties through the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Program for 2006

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