#Repost @ayearinthesound with @get_repost ・・・ In February 1756, a 25 year-old George Washington left Virginia on horseback, heading for Boston. At the recommendation of Alexander Hamilton, Washington rode across Long Island with the intention of boarding a Boston bound boat out of Greenport. While in Southold, he made the acquaintance of Ezra L’Hommedieu, who would later become a Revolutionary War hero. Among other matters, the two discussed the suitability of Southold’s Horton Point and Long Island’s Montauk Point as possible sites for a lighthouse.Thirty-four years later, as President of a fledgling nation, Washington commissioned a lighthouse for Horton Point, and soon thereafter, L’Hommedieu, who was serving as a representative of the New York Chamber of Commerce, selected Turtle Hill as the site for Montauk Point Lighthouse. While work would quickly commence on Montauk Point Lighthouse, funds would not be allocated for Horton Point Lighthouse until almost one hundred years had passed since Washington’s stopover in Southold. Thank you #lighthousefriends for the background. Horton Point Lighthouse, Southold, Long Island Novemer 2017. Photo by @heynardo https://www.instagram.com/p/BqKm5FqgBms/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ue8x7tmiif4h
