Multimedia Presentations
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Take a virtual tour of Fire Island National Seashore:
Overview of the park's natural and cultural resources, and its major facilities and recreational opportunities. Includes aerial views of Fire Island and a glimpse of a guided tour of the William Floyd Estate. Learn more about the significance and the stories of Fire Island National Seashore's cultural resources:
Tours into the tower are offered daily, and special guided tours of the Light Station grounds are offered periodically. Curriculum-based education programs are also conducted by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society.
Fire Island National Seashore While this historic anniversary program wasn't officially or professionally recorded, its content was captured on amateur video. Some of these programs are available on the Friends of Fire Island National Seashore web site to share this perspective on the establishment of of the seashore on September 11, 1964. Introductions
Keynote Address by Lee Koppelman Reminiscences by Walter Reish Historic Readings by Bartley Horton Reminiscences by Claire Siegel
Remarks by Murray Barbash Conclusion by Irving Like | |
Did You Know?
The Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness was named for New York Congressman Otis G. Pike, who served from 1961-79, and co-sponsored the bill to create Fire Island National Seashore in 1964. The Fire Island Wilderness was designated in 1980. More...