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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Collins

Historic New York lighthouse was vandalized and set on fire

Historic Lighthouse Arson - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A group of four men broke into a historic New York lighthouse along the Hudson River, set a fire and vandalized the interior, destroying valuable antiques, furniture and other items.

The Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow, built in 1883 and now on the National Register of Historic Places, had just undergone a two-year, $3.4 million renovation and reopened to the public last fall, Westchester County officials said.

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