urr icane ▁that ▁passed ▁just ▁off sh ore ▁of ▁the ▁Del mar va ▁before ▁making ▁land fall ▁on ▁Long ▁Island ▁as ▁a ▁category ▁ 3 ▁storm ▁caused ▁further ▁damage ▁and ▁finally ▁to pp led ▁the ▁long ▁abandoned ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁tower ▁that ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁ 5 0 ▁feet ▁off sh ore ▁and ▁surrounded ▁by ▁break ers . ▁ ▁The ▁bar rier ▁island ▁continued ▁to ▁shift ▁west ward ▁at ▁a ▁rapid ▁rate ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁this ▁second ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁de activ ated ▁by ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁as ▁the ▁waves ▁la pping ▁at ▁its ▁base ▁threatened ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁down . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Hog ▁Island ▁tower ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁type ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁dis ass emble d ▁and ▁moved , ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁not ▁re located . ▁A ▁hope ful ▁entrepr ene ur ▁bought ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁and ▁sh or eline ▁property ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁developing ▁a ▁community , ▁but ▁his ▁stock s ▁fl ound ered ▁and ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁never ▁realized , ▁leaving ▁the ▁tower ▁in ▁per il ▁and ▁lim bo ▁in ▁efforts ▁to ▁save ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁enc ro aching ▁sh or eline . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁in ▁gu iding ▁ships ▁was ▁becoming ▁less ▁important ▁since ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁L OR AN ▁stations ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁so ▁the ▁Hog ▁Island ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8