the USCG was signed. This was the first lease of its kind. 2002: Occasional tours are available to the public through the Lighthouse Preservation Society Cultural The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection (#1055) of souvenir postcards of lighthouses and has digitized 272 of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Hudson–Athens Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The Hudson–Athens Lighthouse is featured in the book Curious Constructions – A Peculiar Portfolio Of Fifty Fascinating Structures by Michael Hearst. References External links Official site of the Hudson–Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society Lighthousefriends.com page on the Hudson–Athens Light U.S. National Park Service page on Hudson–Athens Coast Guard list of Lighthouses Coast Guard list of assets Hudson Lights National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program's Inventory of Historic Light Stations National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program's Inventory of NY Historic Light Stations Lighthouses completed in 1874 Houses completed in 1874 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Hudson, New York Hudson River Transportation buildings and structures in Columbia County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, New York