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Coordinates: 39°11′45″N 75°1′38″W / 39.19583°N 75.02722°W / 39.19583; -75.02722
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East Point Light
East Point Light, 2014
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LocationLighthouse Road, near the jct. of East Point Road, Maurice River Township, New Jersey
Coordinates39°11′45″N 75°1′38″W / 39.19583°N 75.02722°W / 39.19583; -75.02722
Tower
Constructed1849
FoundationStone
ConstructionBrick
Automated1911
Height40 feet (12.2 m)
ShapeOctagonal on roof of rectangular building
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1849
Deactivated1941–1980
Focal height13 m (43 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensSixth order Fresnel lens
Range9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicIso W 6s
Maurice River Lighthouse
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
ArchitectN. & S. Middleton
NRHP reference No.95001047[1] (original)
15000763 (increase)
NJRHP No.2801[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1995
Boundary increaseOctober 30, 2015
Designated NJRHPJuly 17, 1995

The East Point Light, known as the Maurice River Light before 1913, is a lighthouse located in Heislerville, New Jersey on the Delaware Bay at the mouth of the Maurice River in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The lighthouse was built in 1849 and is the second oldest in New Jersey, with only the Sandy Hook Light, which was built in 1764, being older.[3] The light was inactive from 1941 and was nearly destroyed by fire in 1971. The light was reinstated by the United States Coast Guard in 1980. Exterior restoration was completed in 1999.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1995.[3]

See also

East Point Light

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b Gowdy, James T. (August 25, 1995). "NRHP Nomination: East Point Lighthouse". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 34 photos". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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