Type:
Year Established:
1850
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1885
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-13-39
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Mouth Of Passaic River/newark Bay
Latitude:
40° 41.46'
Longitude:
74° 7.38'
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1914
Year Tower Established:
1850
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1850
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
5 LAMPS, 15" REFLECTORS later 4th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1859
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018