Highlands in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Old North Tower
Twin Lights Historic Site
The Navesink Light Station originally consisted of two octagonal stone towers 320 feet apart. You are standing directly on the site of the 1828 north tower. Its replacement, completed in 1862, is behind you.
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Sandy Hook from the Lighthouses
This 1861 illustration shows the first north tower and the foundation of the new lighthouse being laid. The original towers were home to the very first Fresnel lenses in America, installed in 1841. The two smaller structures on the lighthouse property are the New York Sandy Hook Telegraph Company (1854) and the Merchants Exchange semaphore tower (1829).
Erected by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; Division of Parks and Forestry, State Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
Location. 40° 23.818′ N, 73° 59.153′ W. Marker is in Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It can be reached from Light House Road 0.1 miles south of Twinlights Terrace,
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Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, specifically on the Jersey Shore, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spermaceti Cove Life Saving Station (a few steps from this marker); Marconi at Twin Lights (a few steps from this marker); Spermaceti Cove Lifesaving Station (a few steps from this marker); Telegraph and Radar at Twin Lights (a few steps from this marker); Navesink Light Station (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Navesink Light Station (within shouting distance of this marker);
Other markers no longer nearby. The Old North Tower (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Telegraph and Radar at Twin Lights (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Marconi at Twin Lights (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Spermaceti Cove Lifeboat Station (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Navesink Highlands Light Station (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
