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	Fire Island National Seashore - Fire Island Lighthouse (U.S. National Park Service)
		The Fire Island Lighthouse is on the western part of Fire Island National Seashore, adjacent to Robert Moses State Park.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse is operated by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society under a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse is a newly-recognized South Shore Estuary Reserve Bayway Destination.
	www.nps.gov /fiis/planyourvisit/fireislandlighthouse.htm (535 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com
		The first Fire Island Lighthouse was an 85-foot-tall octagonal tower, built using Connecticut River blue stone, whose purpose was to mark the entrance to Fire Island Inlet and the eastern entrance to New York’s lower bay.
		Fire Island was only accessible by boat until 1964, when a bridge was built to connect the island to the mainland.
		On December 31, 1973, the Fire Island Lighthouse was decommissioned; its role having been assumed by a flashing strobe light atop the water tower at the nearby park.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=390 (1418 words)

	Fireisland.com - The Island and Lighthouse History from FireIsland.com
		However, on September 21, 1938 a hurricane struck the island, effectively severing all electric power to the island and causing a delay in the electrification of the Fire Island Light Station.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse was decommissioned as an aid to navigation on December 31, 1973.
		After the Fire Island Lighthouse was decommissioned in 1974, the Coast Guard gave the National Park Service a five-year permit to use the entire Lighthouse Tract (approximately 82 acres).
	www.fireisland.com /history.htm (1058 words)

	FireIslandMen: Cherry Grove, Fire Island Pines, Fire Island, New York - USA
		Fire Island is a thin 32 mile long sand bar south of Long Island (separating the Great South Bay from the Atlantic Ocean) and only one hour or 50 miles east of New York City with pristine ocean shores, an ancient maritime Sunken Forest, a historic Fire Island Lighthouse, and 17 unique communities.
		Fire Island is considered one of the world’s most beautiful beaches with secluded wilderness areas host to diverse ecosystems of native and migrating wildlife and plants.
		Fire Island Pines, west of Water Island and east of Cherry Grove (and the forest), is the second predominantly gay (male) town on Fire Island.
	www.fireislandmen.com /Fire-Island.htm (897 words)

	Fire Island NY Lighthouse
		Fire Island Light originally stood only 200 yards from the western edge of Long Island, but over the years, miles of beach have been added as an anti-erosion measure.
		It was in such bad condition by the 1980s that the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society raised funds for its renovation and, at the same time, to convert the former keeper’s dwelling into a museum.
		When visiting Fire Island, it is wise to consider where the area may have gotten its name and explore with caution.
	www.harbourlights.com /catalog/2003/hl_fire_island_GLOW.htm (446 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In the 1850's the Lighthouse Board realized that the site was important enough to require a more powerful light, so the old tower was torn down and replaced with with the present 167 foot brick tower.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society raised funds for renovation and converted the dwelling into a museum.
		Fire Island Light originally stood only 200 yards from the western edge of the island, but miles of beach have been added to the island during the past century, much like the "anti-erosion" at Assateague, Virginia.
	lighthousegetaway.com /lights/fire.html (221 words)

	Fireisland.com - Fire Island Things To Do
		Fire Island is a barrier island that creates great surfing, especially during the hurricane season when the waves have been known to exceed ten feet.
		Fire Island fishing draws anglers from far and wide, seeking to haul in their share of the fantastic aquatic bounty from Fire Island shores, off-shore waters, Great South Bay, and docks.
		Fire Island fishing is at its peak during the spring and fall migrations.
	www.fireisland.com /thingstoDo.htm (4414 words)

	NewYorkLighthouses.com
		With the approximately $1.2 million raised by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, the light was repaired, the keeper's quarters turned into a museum, and the light relit May 25, 1986.
		Visit my Fire Island Light Photo Gallery to see some digital pictures I took during a visit a while ago.
		See a report, and photos, from a sunrise tour at the Fire Island Light on January 30, 2000.
	www.longislandlighthouses.com /fireisl.htm (547 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse at Fire Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fire Island's most historically significant landmark was built in 1857 to protect ocean voyaging ships from running ashore on the island.
		In 1987, the state rebuilt the Fire Island Lighthouse as a museum and observatory.
		Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and National Park Service are responsible for the lighthouse restoration and preservation.
	www.longislandtourism.com /fire-island/light-house.htm (94 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse - Fire Island National Seashore, New York @ US-Lighthouses.com
		When the Lighthouse Board was planning a new Fire Island Lighthouse, they were talking about doubling its original height.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse was decommissioned December 31, 1974 at midnight.
		In 1989 the lighthouse was open to the public for the first time.
	www.us-lighthouses.com /displaypage.php?LightID=101 (340 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse
		The lighthouse museum and the Fire Island Lighthouse itself are charming structures that vividly bring the past into the present.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society (FILPS) was formed in 1982 and as a result of their efforts the lighthouse was put back into service in 1986.
		Although the lighthouse tapers on the outside the inside is a constant 10 ½ feet in diameter.
	www.loving-long-island.com /fire-island-lighthouse.html (971 words)

	Fire Island Light
		The first Fire Island Lighthouse was built in 1825 at the edge of the Fire Island Inlet.
		Then on May 25th, 1986, the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society celebrated its first fund-raising goal of 1.2 million with the dedication of this handsome stone structure as a Visitor Information and Reception Center.
		Since its inception in 1982, the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society's directive has been to preserve through education the nautical heritage of Fire Island and Long Island, and to ensure that this monument remains an integral part in the continuing teaching of a very important facet of maritime history.
	www.fairharbor.com /fire_island_light.htm (413 words)

	Fire Island travel guide - Wikitravel
		Fire Island is a 32 mile (51.5 km) barrier island off the coast of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York.
		Most of Fire Island National Seashore is on the island.
		LIRR to Sayville and ferry to The Pines.
	wikitravel.org /en/Fire_Island (1597 words)

	Long Island's Fire Island - Fun in the Sun
		Fire Island vacations are just what the doctor ordered to give your family, companion or just you the break you deserve.
		The Fire Island Summer Club is a preserve of the rich and famous with direct access to the beach.
		Fire Island has a number of localities to explore each with its distinct character and charm.
	www.longislandexchange.com /fireisland.html (846 words)

	Fire Island - Fire Island ferry, fire island rental, fire island real estate, fire island light house, fire island ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fire Island is located about 45 minutes outside of New York City, just a 30 minute ferry ride across the Great South Bay.
		Fire Island itself is a barrier island that stretches over 32 miles eastward from Moriches Inlet to Fire Island Inlet.
		Fire Island offers a community for every taste and lifestyle, from the tranquility of Lonelyville, to the boisterous party atmosphere of Ocean Beach, to the flamboyancy of Cherry Grove.
	www.longislandtourism.com /fire-island.htm (159 words)

	Reply to the National Wildlife Federation NWF and Others
		The island was not connected to the mainland by bridges until the late 1950s, so large areas of the barrier's thirty-two mile length had remained relatively undisturbed.
		Given the unsettled state of affairs at Fire Island, and in response to pressure from landowners to the east whose property had been battered by the 1962 Ash Wednesday nor'easter, the Corps began the approved project in Reach 2, in the form of the now infamous Westhampton groinfield.
		Incidentally, the relatively few Fire Island homes that exist under the agreement that created the National Seashore are by law exempt from condemnation by the Secretary of the Interior so long as they comply with a zoning code that he has approved.
	www.fireislandassn.org /loose_and_fast_4_00.htm (3030 words)

	The Fire Island Lighthouse
		The Fire Island Light Station area at one time included the Fire Island Life Saving Station (one of seven on Fire Island), Navy (later, Coast Guard) radio station, off-shore lightship, as well as the tower and keepers' quarters which remain standing today.
		The current Fire Island Lighthouse tower, built in 1858, was predated by one built in 1825.
		As navigational technology improved, lighthouses became less vital to marine safety, The Fire Island Light was extinguished in 1974.
	www.ocean-beach.com /pl_sight_lighthouse.htm (280 words)

	Larry's Lights Fire Island, NY
		The first lighthouse at Fire Island was built in 1827 and was 74 feet tall.
		It was situated on the western tip of Fire Island at the inlet, about 200 yards from the water.
		In 1974, the Coast Guard deactivated Fire Island lighthouse and moved the light atop a nearby water tower.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /larrylights/NewYork/fireisland.htm (436 words)

	Lighthouse Prints 1
		Simons Lighthouse was built in 1810 on St. Simons Island on the southern Georgia coast.
		The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse was built in 1856 at the mouth of the Columbia River near Illwaco, Washington.
		This lighthouse on Fire Island was built in 1858, a rebuild of the much shorter lighthouse that existed.
	www.paulbrent.com /shop/lighthouses.html (825 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The first Lighthouse was 74-feet from the base to the bottom of the Lantern, cream colored Octagonal pyramidal Blue split stone Tower exhibiting a White flashing light every 90 seconds illuminated by 18 Lamps and Reflectors visible for 14.5 miles.
		In 1895, some Light House Board members were positive of the Lighthouse’s primary importance that plans were made to convert Fire Island to a electric light using a Bivalve Lens manufactured by Henry Lepaute of Paris, France and displayed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago.
		In 1983, the Lighthouse was transferred to the National Park Service and by 1986 the Keeper’s House became a museum and an automated light was relit on May 25th.
	home.comcast.net /~debee2/NNNS/Fire.html (911 words)

	FIRE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1850, the SS Elizabeth struck the shoals off the south coast of Long Island and sank in the shadows of the lighthouse.
		The new lighthouse on Fire Island was finished in 1858 and nearly twice the size of the original tower.
		Thanks to the Fire Island Preservation Society, the lighthouse and keeper's dwelling are now restored, with a light once again shining in the lantern room.
	www.angelfire.com /va3/keepthelightsshining/NewYork/FireIslandLighthouse.html (235 words)

	Bodie Island Lighthouse
		Squaw Island and the lighthouse are privately owned and views of the lighthouse from the water are limited due to vegetation.
		It replaced the Cape Fear Lighthouse, a steel skeleton lighthouse near Cape Fear on Bald Head Island; that lighthouse was demolished afterwards to avoid confusion.
		The lighthouse marks the mouth of the Cape Fear River with the second most powerful beacon in the world, only surpassed by a French lighthouse along the English Channel; it can be seen for 19 miles, which is needed to help ships avoid the dangerous Frying Pan Shoals.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/22/bodie-island-lighthouse.html (1174 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse - Definition, explanation
		The Lighthouse is located with in Fire Island National Seashore and just to the east of Robert Moses State Park.
		The current lighthouse is a 167 foot stone tower that began operation in 1858 to replace the 89 foot tower originally built in 1827.
		In 1982 the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society(FILPS) was formed to preserve the lighthouse.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fi/fire_island_lighthouse.php (284 words)

	Lighthouse Beach
		Fire Islands most easily accessible clothing optional beach is located slightly east of the Parking Lot 5 of the Robert Moses State Park approximately in front of the Fire Island Lighthouse, hence it's name.
		It is part of the Fire Island National Seashore - a National Park.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse is open to the public for a visit to the museum and pre-arranged tours to the top.
	www.fairharbor.com /pl_sight_lighthousebeach.htm (361 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Fire Island Lighthouse was first commissioned in 1858.
		It is said that the Fire Island Light was the first one spotted by immigrants on their way to New York City.
		On May 25th, 1986 the Lighthouse was relighted and entered by the Coast Guard on the official navigational charts.
	eev.liu.edu /thevoice/Voicebackissues/num6/community1.htm (139 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse - Home
		The Fire Island Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation.
		The Fire Island Lighthouse is a perfect place for individuals, families, or groups to visit, any time of year.
		Located within the Fire Island National Seashore, the surrounding area is rich in history, wildlife and activities.
	www.fireislandlighthouse.com (307 words)

	Cedar Island Lighthouse - East Hampton, Long Island, New York
		Cedar Island (Cedar Point) Lighthouse is located on the south shore of Long Island in Cedar Point County Park in Easthampton.
		The lighthouse is situated on Cedar Island, just off of Cedar Point, between the waters of Northwest Harbor and Gardiners Bay.
		The historic Cedar Point Lighthouse stood on an island 200 yards from shore when it was built in 1860.
	www.scroope.net /lighthouses/longisland/cedarisland (228 words)

	LI Chapter of the USLHS - January 2001 Meeting - Fire Island Lighthouse
		The Fire Island lighthouse was chosen for this meeting because of its central location, cooperative staff, and beautiful winter surroundings.
		The meeting was concluded with the awarding of an Honorary Directorship in the Long Island Chapter to Bill Younger, and the presentation of a Save The Plum Island Lighthouse sweatshirt to him.
		Special thanks are owed to the many people who helped make this day special: Bill Younger, Stephen Fragano, Tony Poldino, the staff and volunteers at the Fire Island lighthouse, and the officers, directors, volunteers and members of the Long Island Chapter of the US Lighthouse Society.
	www.lilighthousesociety.org /membership/2001meetings/january2001chaptermeeting/index.htm (414 words)

	Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... Collecting Nautical Antiques
		Some time later, when Gottfried was to be transferred from the lighthouse to a lightship in the Atlantic, his aunt had happened upon a book about famous American lighthouses.
		Knowing Gottfried had been a lighthouse keeper, she asked if he would like to borrow it while he was at sea.
		In December, at Fire Island Lighthouse’s annual “Flying Santa” event, keeper Gottfried Mahler and his wife Marilyn were presented with the package inside the Lighthouse Visitor Center (formerly the light-keeper’s house).
	www.lighthousedigest.com /Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=2475 (1145 words)

	Fire Island Lighthouse
		Built in 1858 and abandoned in 1974, Fire Island Light was “saved” from the scrap heap by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society in 1984.
		Barrier islands are always exquisite places and Fire Island is no exception, especially when viewed from the top of the tower.
		Stories abound that Fire Island got its name because land pirates lit fires on the beach to lure ships into shore, where they would run aground and then be robbed of their cargo.
	www.americanlighthouseart.com /fireisland.htm (292 words)

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