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Lighthouses of New Jersey
1764
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
1821
Cape May Lighthouse
1826
Navesink Light Station
1834
Barnegat Lighthouse
1848
Tucker’s Island Lighthouse
1856
Absecon Lighthouse
1896
Sea Girt Lighthouse
Instructions: Draw a line from the lighthouse name to its location on the map of New Jersey.
LIghthouse of New Jersey
Instructions: Watch the video. Cut out the history and photos of the lighthouses.
Match the correct history and photo to the lighthouse name.
1764
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
1821
Cape May Lighthouse
1826
Navesink Light Station
1834
Barnegat Lighthouse
1848
Tucker’s Island Lighthouse
1856
Absecon Lighthouse
1896
Sea Girt Lighthouse
The oldest original lighthouse in the U.S. was built at the mouth of New York Harbor.
Eight foot thick stone walls helped it survive the American Revolution.
One of the oldest lighthouses, it was rebuilt four times using bricks from Philadelphia.
The current lighthouse stands 157 feet tall with 199 steps and looks south toward Delaware Bay.
On a high bluff near New York Harbor, this lighthouse was built with two towers.
It is the site of many firsts: the first fresnel lens, the first use of kerosene, and the first wireless telegraph signal.
Originally only 40 feet tall, this lighthouse was destroyed by the sea, but was rebuilt in 1859.
This red and white lighthouse is now the second tallest at 165 feet.
In 2009, the light was restored by the community.
Built on an island near Little Egg Harbor, it was washed away by the sea in 1859.
A new lighthouse was rebuilt but was also washed away, along with the island on which it sat.
Near Atlantic City, this lighthouse is white with a
black stripe.
Its light could be seen 19 miles offshore.
By 1876, erosion brought the ocean so close to the lighthouse that stone jetties were built to protect it.
This red brick lighthouse was built near Wreck Pond due to the numerous shipwrecks there.
In 1912, it became the first lighthouse to use a radio signal to warn ships.
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