People say that if you were to visit one lighthouse in your life, Montauk Point would be the one to go to! Decorated with a beautiful main gallery railing and bold red stripe, Montauk Point Lighthouse has survived nearly 227 years in service. A renovation started in 2019 was just completed, and you can check out its retired 3rd-and-a-half order bivalve Fresnel lens in their museum!Visit our website to watch videos of our podcast and leave a review: thelighthouselowdown.comReferences:https://uslhs.org/sites/default/files/assets/resources/educational_materials/Ghost%20Canoe/Fresnel%20Lens-Prisim%20Acitivty.pdfhttps://www.ponceinlet.org/Understanding-how-Lighthouse-Lenses-Work-1-6297.htmlhttps://uslhs.org/fresnel-lenshttps://montaukhistoricalsociety.org/montauk-point-lighthouse/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Point_Lighthttps://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=391https://www.nps.gov/maritime/ref/landmarks/lights.htmhttps://uslhs.org/fresnel-lens-orders-sizes-weights-quantities-and-costs

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