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Shinnecock Lighthouse Will Receive Long Overdue Recognition

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An early postcard depicting the Shinnecock Lighthouse.

An early postcard depicting the Shinnecock Lighthouse.

Lighthouse keepers George Thomas and Waldo Penny with their daughters Shirley Penny and Alice Thomas sometime in the 1920s. COURTESY RICHARD CASABIANCA

Lighthouse keepers George Thomas and Waldo Penny with their daughters Shirley Penny and Alice Thomas sometime in the 1920s. COURTESY RICHARD CASABIANCA

The Shinnecock Lighthouse. COURTESY RICHARD CASABIANCA

The Shinnecock Lighthouse. COURTESY RICHARD CASABIANCA

Rubble from the Shinnecock Lighthouse after its demolition.

Rubble from the Shinnecock Lighthouse after its demolition.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

A crowd examines the debris after the Shinnecock Lighthouse was demolished on December 23

A crowd examines the debris after the Shinnecock Lighthouse was demolished on December 23

1948.

1948.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse during demolition in December of 1948.

An early postcard depicting the Shinnecock Lighthouse.

An early postcard depicting the Shinnecock Lighthouse.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse and the U.S. Coast Guard Station.

The Shinnecock Lighthouse and the U.S. Coast Guard Station.

By Dana Shaw on Jun 25, 2012
Two days before Christmas in 1948, a small group of people in Hampton Bays braved frigid temperatures to watch the felling of a giant. The Shinnecock Lighthouse, which towered nearly... more

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