Romer Shoal Light Station

In Lower New York Bay, 3.8 mi. N of Sandy Hook, Highlands Borough, New Jersey. County/parish: Monmouth.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 24, 2007. NRIS 06001304.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Romer Shoal Light

From Wikipedia:

Romer Shoal Light

Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about 34 nautical mile (1.4 km; 0.86 mi) south of Ambrose Channel and 2+12 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor. It is in New Jersey, very close to the border with New York. Named as Romer Shoal Light Station, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2007, for its significance in architecture, engineering, transportation, and maritime history.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325115

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