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The north tower light was discontinued in 1898; at the same time the south tower was electrified, one of the first lighthouses in the United States to do so. It was automated in 1949, but was discontinued in 1952 as the importance of the light diminished. In 1962, the site was turned over to the state of New Jersey, by the Borough of Highlands. [8]
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of New Jersey as identified by the United States Coast ... Navesink Twin Lights: ... Map all coordinates using ...
Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0. Penrod, John, Lighthouses of Michigan, (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 978-0-942618-78-5 ISBN 9781893624238.
The New Jersey shore between the Barnegat and Navesink lighthouses, a distance of nearly 40 miles (64 km), was unlit in the 1800s. In 1888 the Lighthouse Board requested funds to establish a light in this area, with an amount of $20,000 being approved the following year (equivalent to $680,000 in 2023 [2]). [3]
New Jersey Route 36 runs close to the northern border of the community, leading east 2 miles (3 km) to the borough of Highlands and west 10 miles (16 km) to Keyport. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Navesink has a total area of 0.895 square miles (2.318 km 2 ), including 0.884 square miles (2.290 km 2 ) of land and 0.011 square miles (0. ...
Alabama: Lighthouse Estate. Inland Alabama doesn’t seem like a great place for a lighthouse, but the improbable location didn’t faze the sea-obsessed builder of this six-bedroom, 18,000-square ...
There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of Texas, including several listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Not every lighthouse in Texas is listed here as some have very little information known about them. Saluria, and Swash lights for example were built right before the civil war and were both destroyed by confederate ...
Pages in category "Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .