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| Location | Long Island Sound, in Nassau County, New York. Marks outer end of reef |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°49′28″N 73°46′29″W / 40.82444°N 73.77472°W / 40.82444; -73.77472 |
| Tower | |
| 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 | 14 m (46 ft) |
| 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".
The light station has been declared surplus, and the application for transfer under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 is under review.
Cultural
The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Stepping Stones Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
References
- ARLHS World List of Lights
- Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- Available properties through the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Program for 2006
- Smithsonian lighthouse postcards
External links
- http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stepping.htm
- Stepping Stones Lighthouse - from Lighthousefriends.com
- http://www.lilighthousesociety.org/lighthouses/nassaucounty/steppingstones/steppingstones.htm
- http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/stepstone.htm
- http://www.scroope.net/lighthouses/longisland/steppingstones/default.htm
