Harbour Lights
Commemorative Stamp Series
30 Mile Point, New York
- 1995 -
Thirty Mile Point Light has a rich history behind it, was built in 1875. Thirty Mile point Light, which has proved to be an ideal mileage marker for mariners, was built atop Golden hill, at a cost of $90,000. Although legend says that the hill was named for the golden treasure from the ill-fated Ontario, historians generally agree that the name comes from the beautiful goldenrod that once grew in abundance on a nearby island. The island has eroded substantially in the past two centuries, along with the dangerous sandbar.
Thirty Mile Point remained in active service until 1959, when the light was automated and transferred to a steel skeleton tower nearby. Today this enchanting lightouse is the main attraction of Golden Hill State Park in Somerset, New York.
~ 30 Mile Point is a 1995 Commemorative Stamp Series,