Southeast Anchor - Absecon Lighthouse - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Posted by: 
gparkes
N 39° 21.976 W 074° 24.815
18S E 550516 N 4357586
This is one of two anchors, located at the base of the Absecon Lighthouse.
Waymark Code: WMAKCN
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2011
Views: 8
A marker at the site reads:
Before construction of Absecon Lighthouse, many ships and many lives were lost off the coast of Absecon Island. Even though the beam from this light lessened these losses, other disasters plagued seagoing vessels.
The anchor you see here, weighing 1,805 pounds, may be one of two that were recovered by fishing boat crews working near Cape May. It may have originally have sailed aboard the United States Navy Destroyer Jacob Jones, which was hit by German torpedoes in February 1942 and sank in the waters off Cape May. The anchor was permanently installed here as a reminder of the important role Absecon Lighthouse played in reducing losses at sea.
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