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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.
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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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