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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in New Jersey
The year in parentheses refers to the year in which the light was first lit in the existing tower.
Absecon Light (1857)
Location: Originally Absecon Beach
Barnegat Light (1857)
Location: North end of Long Beach Island
Brandywine Shoal Light (1914)
Location: Delaware Bay
Cape May Light (1859)
Location: Delaware Bay entrance
Chapel Hill Range Rear Light (1856)
Location: Sandy Hook Bay/New York Harbor
Conover Beacon (Chapel Hill Front Range) (1941)
Location: Sandy Hook Bay/New York Harbor
East Point (Maurice River) Light (1849)
Location: Maurice River/Delaware Bay
Finns Point Range Rear Light (1877)
Location: Delaware River
Great Beds Light (1880)
Location: Raritan River
Hereford Inlet Light (Old) (1874)
Location: Hereford Inlet entrance
Miah Maull Shoal Light (1913)
Location: North end of shoal/Delaware Bay
Navesink Twin Lights (1862)
Location: Lower New York Bay
Robbins Reef Light (1883)
Location: West side of main channel/Upper New York Bay
Romer Shoal Light (1898)
Location: Swash Channel/New York Lower Bay
Sandy Hook Light (1764)
Location: New York Lower Bay
Gateway National Recreation Area
Sea Girt Light (1896)
Location: Relocated from Sea Girt Inlet
Ship John Shoal Light (1874)
Location: Shoal in Delaware River
Tinicum Island Range Rear Light (1880)
Location: Delaware River
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