GREAT CAPTAIN'S ISLAND LIGHT ON THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AT BYRAM
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For well over a century, a lighthouse one mile off Greenwich, Connecticut's Byram Village has guided mariners safely home by casting a clear and unwavering beam over the rocks and shoals of Long Island Sound.

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Great Captain's Island Light is located on a 17-acre island in the western-most part of Connecticut just east of the New York border and 35 miles from Times Square. In fact, on a clear day, the Manhattan skyline can easily be seen in the distance.

The island was originally named by Captain Daniel Patrick, a mid-17th Century colonial officer charged with the defense of Greenwich, and her offshore islands, from the Hudson River Indian malefactors being harbored at the Siwanoy village of Petuquapaen. Apparently feeling that he had performed admirably, he humbly named the island, "Captain Patrick Island" in honor of himself. Over the years the island was re-named Patrick Island and Captain's Island before finally becoming Great Captain's Island. Local legend has it that Captain Kidd's treasure was buried there.

The original lighthouse was built in 1829 along with a keeper's cottage on the southeast end of the island. The present structure was built in 1863 and, until 1970 when it was automated, the light was maintained 24 hours per day by a four-man staff.

Along with Great Execution Rock Light and Stepping Stones Light, Great Captain's Island Light is one of three lighthouses marking the entrance into the New York City's East River. The stone architecture of the building resembles many of the "church lighthouses" in the Long Island Sound area, including North Block Island and Sheffield Island.

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