Sandy Hook Light - Highlands NJ
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 40° 27.700 W 074° 00.125
18T E 584606 N 4479477
This light was completed in 1764 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States. New York merchants petitioned their assembly to raise money for the light by lotteries and tonnage taxes on ships entering New York.
Waymark Code: WM1357R
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2020
Views: 1
Sandy Hook Light-This light was completed in 1764 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States. New York merchants petitioned their assembly to raise money for the light by lotteries and tonnage taxes on ships entering New York. In 1739 the Federal Government formed the U.S. Lighthouse Service, later incorporated into the U.S. Coast Guard to operate this light and all other aids to navigation in U.S. Waters. Sandy Hook Light is 29 feet in diameter at the base and is 85 feet above the ground and can be seen for 19 miles. Sandy Hook Light is a reminder of our rich maritime history and is still and important aid to navigation at the entrance to New York Harbor.
Group that erected the marker: U.S. Coast Guard
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
intersection of Hudson Drive and Mercer Road,
located on the side of the Sandy Hook Light (Lighthouse) on Fort Hancock State Park
Highlands, NJ USA
07732
|
Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the marker, preferably including yourself or your GPSr in the photo. A very detailed description of your visit may be substituted for a photo. In any case please provide a description of your visit. A description of only "Visited" or "Saw it while on vacation" by anyone other than the person creating the waymark may be deleted by the waymark owner or the category officers.