Item # HL459
In 1889 Congress appropriated $20,000 for the purchase of land near Squan Inlet (now Manasquan Inlet) for a much-needed lighthouse. The section of the coast now called the Sea Girt Inlet was originally known as Wreck Pond; a name appropriately assigned to the site where an estimated 92 vessels were shipwrecked during the early 1890's. It was not until 1896 that the land was purchased and construction began. The beacon would light up the 40-mile blind spot between Navesink Twin Lights and Barnegat Light.On December 10, 1896 Sea Girt Light first illuminated the night with its Fourth-Order Fresnel Lens. A red signal light flashed once every second and could be seen for 15 miles. The two-story, L-shaped Victorian structure with a red French chimney, a 44-foot square red brick tower and an attached keeper's dwelling, would be the last live-in lighthouse built in the United States.
This item can be lit by battery (3AA) or plug-in adaptor which is included with purchase.
Sea Girt, NJ Harbour Lights Great Lighthouses Of The World Item # HL459
In 1889 Congress appropriated $20,000 for the purchase of land near Squan Inlet (now Manasquan Inlet) for a much-needed lighthouse. The section of the coast now called the Sea Girt Inl
Price: $70.00
