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Let There Be Light . . . and Houses Too

New Jersey Lighthouses

Absecon Light House at Sunset

Located in the north end of Alantic City,

It was build in 1857. Marking the shoals

of the Absecon and Brigantine inlets it is

the only NJ lighthouse to still retain its

original first-order Fresnel lens.

Sea Girt Lighthouse

Built in 1896 it remained in service until 1945 when it was decommissioned.

This lighthouse has been restored to its historical beginings and worth the tour.

Open only on Sundays, the house is located at the ends of Beacon and Ocean Boulevards in Sea Girt.

Robbins Reef Lighthouse - "Kate's Light" This was the second lighthouse to be erected at the inlet to Kill van Kull, a water way between NJ and NY's Staten Island. The first light was built in 1838 but then replaced with the still remaining lighthouse in 1883. This small light was placed upon bottom stories that served as a kitchen and dining room that was encircled by a partially enclosed porch, with bedrooms located on the second floor. The most famous story of all the lighthouses in NJ is conected to this one and its keeper Kate Walker. Born in Germany and a widow with a young son Kate met John Walker a lighthouse keeper from Sandy Hook in the USA and soon were married. After a few years John was tranfered to the NEW light at Robbins Reef. So on December 30, 1983, John, Kate and the two children took service of the light. Tragedy however struck the family in 1886 with the death of John leaving Kate and the children alone. The lighthouse however was there home and Kate took command of the light and served as the keeper for the next 19 years. Along with tending the light and the horn, she would also be seen rowing her children to school across the inlet to Bayonne NJ. The Robbins Reef Highthouse is not open for visits but can be seen from the port side of the Staten Island Ferry heading south.

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This page is deicated to the Lighthouses of New Jersey and the men and women who kept the light so others could live.

For more information:

NJ Lighthouse Society

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East Point Lighthouse

Standing at the mouth of the Maurice River and

Delaware, it has been in service since 1847.

It is located by taking East Point Road off of

route 47 in Heislerville just south of Millville.

Twin Lights of Navesink

Hovering over Sandy Hook Bay more like a mediaeval castle, it's located at the highest point on the coast. Build in 1862 it replaced the first Navesink lighouse built in 1828, until it was decommissioned in 1949. Now it is open as a lighthouse and lifesaving museum with daily Summer hours and Wednesdays through Sundays hours the rest of the year. Accesiable from Route 36 in Highlands, just follow the signs.

Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse - Located in Paulsboro, NJ, is a skeletal structure built in 1880. As the most northern lighthouse on the Delaware river it sits across shore from the Philadelphia International Airport. Once part of a farm with a house, the remaining structure is sill in use through automation. Open for touring on the 3rd full weekend of the month from April thru October and by taking exit 19 off of I-295.