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Race Rock is a series of submerged rocks at the west end of Fishers Island.
During the early 1800's, there was hardly a summer month that a vessel did not strike the rock reef
with some times disastrous results. The 45-foot Gothic Revival styled granite tower built at
this location in 1879 was considered a benchmark in lighthouse engineering.
It also marked the end of masonry lighthouses on wave swept or water-bound sites.
Race Rock Light was automated in 1978 and it remains an active aid to navigation today.
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