A ship passes by the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. The threat is so great the National Trust for Historic Preservation have placed the lighthouse on its 2024 list of the country's most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Larry Gaylord and DJ Dorbert carry a piece of scaffolding at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

A pedestrian crosses Warren Street Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse began operating in 1874 offshore from the city of Hudson, and was eventually co-named for the village of Athens on the other side of the river. It was built to help keep boats from running aground on nearby mud flats, which were submerged at high tide. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse works at dusk, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. The threat is so great the National Trust for Historic Preservation have placed the lighthouse on its 2024 list of the country's most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

A ship passes the Hudson Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water, and advocates for the lighthouse in the middle of Hudson River are urgently trying to save it. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Larry Gaylord, DJ Dorbert and Chad Frederick work on the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Larry Gaylord, DJ Dorbert and Chad Frederick return on a barge after building scaffolding at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

People look at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. The threat is so great the National Trust for Historic Preservation have placed the lighthouse on its 2024 list of the country's most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

A ship passes by the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. The threat is so great the National Trust for Historic Preservation have placed the lighthouse on its 2024 list of the country's most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Larry Gaylord and DJ Dorbert load a barge with scaffolding materials before starting construction work on the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

A ship passes by the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. The threat is so great the National Trust for Historic Preservation have placed the lighthouse on its 2024 list of the country's most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

DJ Dorbert works on building scaffolding at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Sailboat rigging frames the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

A person looks out at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse at sunset, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

A life ring sits on display inside the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Tony Mafeo, a volunteer for the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society, pilots a boat towards the lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. The threat is so great the National Trust for Historic Preservation have placed the lighthouse on its 2024 list of the country's most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Van Calhoun and Tony Mafeo, volunteers for the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society, talk at the lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The 150-year-old lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. The threat is so great the National Trust for Historic Preservation have placed the lighthouse on its 2024 list of the country's most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Van Calhoun and Tony Mafeo, volunteers for the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society, pilot a boat away from the lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Larry Gaylord, DJ Dorbert and Chad Frederick work on the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Sunlight fills the lantern room of the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hudson, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)