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Sandy Hook at Gateway National Recreation Area, Eastern boundary of Sandy Hook Bay, North of Highlands, Highlands, Monmouth County, NJ

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Sandy Hook at Gateway National Recreation Area, Eastern boundary of Sandy Hook Bay, North of Highlands, Highlands, Monmouth County, NJ

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Significance: Sandy Hook, located within twenty miles of New York City, is significant in that it remains a relatively undeveloped stretch of land with a preserved natural landscape despite the pressures of development through the surrounding Navesink Highlands. Sandy Hook is also the location of the now deactivated Fort Hancock Military Installations, which recalls a significant defensive history.
Survey number: HABS NJ-999
Building/structure dates: 1894

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Madrid, transmitter
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Location

Highlands (N.J.)40.40372, -73.99153
Google Map of 40.40372, -73.991527
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Library of Congress
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