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Carl Fisher House

Bid for Heating-Oil Delivery

Updated on January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

The Montauk Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, would like to invite you to bid on a one-year contract for a heating-oil delivery and service …

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Montauk History Spots

The F/V Pelican

Updated on October 31, 2022September 1, 2022

On September 1, 1951 tragedy struck about a mile off the coast of Montauk Point. That Labor Day Weekend Saturday dawned sunny and clear, but …

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Montauk Point Lighthouse

Famous Airship Passed the Montauk Point Lighthouse on Historic Flight

Updated on July 13, 2022July 6, 2022

by Ariana Garcia-Cassani On July 6, 1919, British dirigible HMS R34 passed the Montauk Point Lighthouse on the first east-west air-crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. …

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Guest Blog by Bill Akin

RALPH

Updated on July 6, 2022July 3, 2022

Bill Akin is a longtime Montauk resident who has a special connection with the Carl Fisher House: his parents bought it from Fisher’s widow in …

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montauk point lighthouse restoration underway
In The Media

To Save A Lighthouse In The 21st Century, Restorers Look To 18th Century Materials

Updated on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

The Montauk Lighthouse was showing signs of major problems. The exterior of the iconic red-and-white monolith was cracking in some places, bulging ominously in others. …

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