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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!
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References:
https://uslhs.org/sites/default/files/assets/resources/educational_materials/Ghost%20Canoe/Fresnel%20Lens-Prisim%20Acitivty.pdf
https://www.ponceinlet.org/Understanding-how-Lighthouse-Lenses-Work-1-6297.html
https://uslhs.org/fresnel-lens
https://montaukhistoricalsociety.org/montauk-point-lighthouse/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Point_Light
https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=391
https://www.nps.gov/maritime/ref/landmarks/lights.htm
https://uslhs.org/fresnel-lens-orders-sizes-weights-quantities-and-costs
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