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 Barnegat Lighthouse - State Park Visitors Center - Barnegat, New Jersey Posted by:  gparkes
N 39° 45.861 W 074° 06.365
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The Barnegat Lighthouse is in the care of the New Jersey State Parks Department. The red and white structure was restored in 1988, and is truly a beautiful site to visit.
Waymark Code: WMAK5J
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2011
Views: 6
The Barnegat Lighthouse was commissioned on January 1, 1859. The project engineer was Lt. George Meade, who would assend to the rank of Major General and command the Army of the Potomac from 1863 to 1865 during the American Civil War.
Rough seas wreck havoc to the area, as the former lighthouse, built in 1835, was destroyed due to errosion of the shore. During construction, Meade made the determination that this would be a short lived lighthouse and should be the last to be built on this site.
Over 150 years later, a number of constructed jetties has saved the lighthouse from certain destruction. Today, a cement wall stands between it and the Barnegat Inlet.
A visit to the top of the lighthouse will take a climb of 217 steps.
The stamp is located inside of the State Park Office. Visits to the top is only offered from May to September, 9 am to 4:30 pm daily. The park office is open year round 9:00 am to 3:30 pm daily. Effective January 1, 2011 the gates at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park will be open daily from 8:00am to 4:00pm and the Lighthouse will be open WEEKENDS ONLY from 9:00am to 3:30pm (weather permitting - closed for inclement weather).
Address:
Broadway (at the north end of the street)
Barnegat Light, NJ 08006
Lighthouse Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:Please include the following with your submission of a visit:
- Photograph of the passport stamp. Over time, passport stamps change, some are dated, and let’s face it, this is the purpose of the waymark.
- Area photograph of location. Try to make it from a new angle to show something new. Pictures can include interaction, as that is encouraged, but should be done so with the thought of inspiring further visitation of the area. No GPSr Pictures, unless there is something significant to show about the coordinates.
- Short narrative. Tell of your visit, share something new, add new visiting hours or anything that would be nice to know when visiting the location.
Finally, please add a visit if you go to the area and find the passport stamp is missing. Please add details, such as, they expect a new passport stamp and when, or the like. If the passport stamp has moved, please log a visit, and waymark the new location. (Old locations will not be archived. You never know when they might move the passport stamp back to the original waymark. This is where the visits come in handy.)
Please do not add a visit if you go to the location and the passport stamp is inaccessible because the passport stamp has moved to another location or where it is housed is closed. This category is about the passport stamp. You may be able to post a log about a lighthouse and not go inside, but you can not log a passport stamp without gaining the passport stamp.
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