Barnegat Light in Ocean County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Andrew Steelman

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2010

1. Andrew Steelman Marker

Inscription. On October 25, 1782 Andrew Steelman and most of his crew, sleeping on the beach, were killed by Bacon’s Tories.

Erected by Ocean County, New Jersey.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1782.

Location. 39° 44.952′ N, 74° 6.679′ W. Marker is in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, in Ocean County. It is on Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on Central Avenue, between 18th and 19th Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnegat Light NJ 08006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Jersey Shore

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one mile of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Massacre at Long Beach Island (approx. 0.2 miles away); Massacre at Long Beach (approx. one mile away); All Shapes, Sizes and Materials (approx. one mile away); Maritime Sentinels (approx. one mile away); Maritime Forest Trail (approx. one mile away); Old Salty Survivors (approx. one mile away); Lighthouse Keepers of Barnegat Light (approx. one mile away); Vigilant Guardian (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnegat Light.

Barnegat Light Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2010

2. Barnegat Light Marker

Marker on Central Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2010

3. Marker on Central Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.