Horton Point Lighthouse Archives

03.13.2023 Community

After 120 years, Stella Prince gets her rightful place on the Coast Guard’s official list of lighthouse keepers

When Mary Korpi started to write “The Lady Lighthouse Keeper,” a historical-fiction novel based on the life of Stella Marie Prince, a female lighthouse keeper at Southold’s Horton Point...

03.20.2022 Community

Southold Historical Museum plans book launch party for ‘The Lady Lighthouse Keeper’ on April 2

Mary Korpi, currently a docent at Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold, was intrigued by the story of Stella Prince, the only female lighthouse keeper at Horton Point Lighthouse in...

09.17.2018 Videos

Take a video tour of the Horton Point Lighthouse Museum: Historic Places

Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold was commissioned by George Washington and constructed in 1857. Since a renovation project in 1990, it has been home to a museum, maintained by...

03.09.2018 Community

Volunteers needed for Southold Historical Socety help

The Southold Historical Society is looking for volunteers to serve on committees and act as docents for the spring, summer and fall seasons.

10.08.2017 Police

Online threat leads to closure of Horton Point Lighthouse

Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold was closed Sunday due to safety concerns following threats posted on social media by a homeless man Saturday, officials said.

05.14.2017 Videos

One Minute on the North Fork: Horton Point Lighthouse

In this week’s edition of One Minute on the North Fork we visited the historic Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold.

08.02.2016 Police

Update: Lighthouse to remain closed indefinitely

The Horton Point Lighthouse will remain closed indefinitely following a Monday meeting to discuss “safety concerns” there, according to Southold Historical Society director Karen Lund-Rooney.

07.21.2015 Community

Volunteer effort continues at Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold

There are a few hundred names in the guestbook at the Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold.

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