▁a ▁move ▁is ▁the ▁terrain , ▁which ▁would ▁require ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁down ▁one ▁hill ▁and ▁up ▁another . ▁Environment al ▁groups ▁have ▁raised ▁concerns ▁that ▁reducing ▁the ▁er os ion ▁at ▁Mont au k ▁would ▁increase ▁er os ion ▁at ▁other ▁Long ▁Island ▁be aches , ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁always ▁related ▁effects ▁to ▁such ▁infrastr ucture ▁work . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ken ▁Sal azar ▁officially ▁designated ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ; ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁site ▁on ▁Long ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁l ighth ouse ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁be ▁so ▁recognized . ▁ ▁Su ff olk ▁Trans it ' s ▁S 9 4 ▁bus ▁route ▁serves ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁season ally , ▁connecting ▁it ▁with ▁Mont au k ▁Village . ▁ ▁Pir ate ▁Captain ▁K idd ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁buried ▁tre asure ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁site ▁around ▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁at ▁two ▁p onds ▁which ▁today ▁are ▁called ▁" M oney ▁P onds ." ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Books ▁by ▁Henry ▁O sm ers , ▁published ▁by ▁Out sk ir ts ▁Press : ▁On ▁E agle ' s ▁Be ak : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Mont au k ▁Point ▁L ighth ouse , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Living ▁on ▁the ▁Edge : ▁Life ▁at ▁the