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SEA GIRT LIGHTHOUSE
9 Ocean Avenue, Sea Girt, (732) 974-0514
www.seagirtlighthouse.com
In March 1889, Congress approved funds for the establishment of a
lighthouse to bridge the forty-mile gap between the Twin Lights Of
Navesink and Barnegat Light. In July 1895, a site was chosen: Sea Girt
at Wreck Pond, overlooking the Atlantic. One year later, on December
10, 1896, its beacon was illuminated. It would become the last live-
in lighthouse to be built on the Atlantic Coast. Five station keepers
manned the light from 1896 to 1940. A protector of those at sea,
its original Fresnel lens focused the light from a kerosene lamp that
could be seen for fifteen miles. During World War II, the Coast Guard
patrolled the beaches and used the lighthouse to monitor the U-boat
menace off the coast. Today, organizations use this preserved historic
site as a meeting place, and schools visit for class trips. Inside are peri-
od furnishings, paintings, historic maps, local photographs, and light-
house memorabilia. Open Sundays May - November, 2:00 PM - 4:00
PM; closed major holidays. Donations welcome.
Tom
Lynch
/
AngryFishGallery.com
Tom
Lynch
/
AngryFishGallery.com
