This is the site of the General Light House Depot that operated from 1862 to 1978. This factory built lamps and other nautical equipment for light houses world wide. The site has recently been selected as the site of the future National Lighthouse Museum. Six of the original thirteen buildings still stand and renovations are currently underway. Some of the buildings still standing are the lamp shops, barracks, the fuel vaults and administration building.
The Museum is currently under construction, but they have opened the education center to teach people about the future museum, they also have several small exhibits and boat tours to see local light houses.
To find the cache:
The Education Center is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Closed Mondays and Legal Holidays. Admission is only $5. You may ask for the geocaching and not pay but its worth the admission.
The Cache is only available when the museum is open; 11am – 4pm. You will also need to gather the following information from the plaza outside the museum. Use the virtual stages listed to locate the needed information. After you have visited all three way-points and have the needed info, look for the Cache inside the Visitor center, you may need to ask for assistance from the staff. Please return the physical stages as you found them.
Needed Info:
-1- The Vaults are 51’ Long, (A)1’ wide and 13’ tall.
-2- Administration Building head stone 186(B)
-3- There are (C) brick and stone masonry vaults.
Congratulations to FTF: jfegeley & SynDaLog
This cache is stocked with the New York Harbor Tag! Please take only one per person, if the bag is low or empty please contact me asap! 