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Absecon Lighthouse, Pacific Avenue, between Rhode Island & Vermont Avenues, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ
Summary
Significance: The lighthouse was constructed by the United States government after a number of tragic shipwrecks in the vicinity of Absecon Beach were attributed to lack of navigational signals. The beam is higher above sea level than any other light on the New Jersey coast, except the Twin Lights Lighthouse.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-561
Survey number: HABS NJ-734
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
atlantic city, 39.36428, -74.42293
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
