Stony Point Lighthouse "Historic Site"

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Stony Point

Rockland County

Stony Point Lighthouse "Historic Site"

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Click to enlarge photo of the Stony Point Lighthouse.

Click to enlarge photo of Stony Point Lighthouse

The Stony Point lighthouse is located at the Stony Point Battlefield at 44 Battlefield Road, Stony Point, NY 10980 in Rockland County. In 1995, the Stony Point lighthouse was restored, relighted, and re-opened to the public for the first time since 1925; when it was decommissioned after having served for nearly one hundred years.

"The Stony Point Lighthouse, built in 1826, is the oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River. De-commissioned in 1925, it now stands as a historical reminder of the importance of lighthouses to commerce on the Hudson River. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 unleashed a surge of commercial navigation along the Hudson River, by linking New York city to America's heartland. Within a year, the first of the Hudson's fourteen lights shone at Stony Point and others soon followed, designed to safely guide maritime travel along the river. Many light keepers, including several remarkable women such as Nancy and Melinda Rose at Stony Point, made their homes in the lighthouse complexes, and ensured that these important navigational signals never failed to shine."

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From 1853 to 1905, members of a single family served as keepers of the Stony Point Light. In May, 1853, Alexander Rose was appointed lightkeeper. His wife Nancy succeeded him upon his death. She died in 1902. Their daughter, Melinda, who lived most of her life at Stony Point, was the lightkeeper between May 1904 and December 1905.

In 1935 Melinda wrote" We were at the lighthouse fifty-three years; in all that time there were not deaths from accidents on the water. That speaks of the faithful and conscientious service in keeping the old light burning and in ringing the warning bell in time of danger."

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This historic site features a museum, which offers exhibits on the battle and the Stony Point Lighthouse, as well as interpretive programs, such as reenactments highlighting 18th century military life, cannon and musket firings, cooking demonstrations, and children's activities and blacksmith demonstrations.

Things To Do at Stony Point Lighthouse
Cooking demonstrations
Interpretive programs
Reenactments highlighting 18th century military life.
Walk the grounds overlooking the Hudson River

Location: Stony Point

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