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For more than a century, Sandy Hook Lighthouse keepers lived in isolation at the end of this windswept peninsula. In the 1890s, the U.S. Army began building massive concrete gun batteries here to defend the entrance to New York harbor. Fort Hancoc…
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At almost 200 feet above sea level, the Navesink Highlands Light Station, also known as Twin Lights, is positioned on one of the highest points on the Atlantic coast. Lighthouses on this site have guided mariners safely into New York Harbor since …
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has been designated aNational Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America.
From 1828 until 1949 the Twin Towers of Navesink served as a principal aid to navigation fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEXI_a-last-tragic-episode-of-the-american-revolution_Highlands-NJ.html
On New Years Eve 1783, British forces were evacuating New York City as part of their final withdrawal from the new American Nation.
The British warship H.M.S. Assistance was anchored in Sandy Hook Bay when 11 seamen deserted the ship. 1st Lieut…
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On July 5, 1778 armies under General Sir Henry Clinton passed this point to reach British ships, at anchor off Horseshoe Cove, which evacuated them to New York. This completed their withdrawal through Middletown from Freehold after the Battle of M…
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VeteransWe Will NeverForget
Erected byFriends and CitizensofHighlands, New Jersey
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On this spot were buried the remains of the Honorable Hamilton Douglas Halyburton, 1st Lieutenant, Royal Navy, son of the Earl of Morton, and James Champion, Lieutenant of Marines.
Together with twelve members of the crew of H.M.S. Assistance w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM392_captain-joshua-huddy-prisoner-of-war_Highlands-NJ.html
HereCaptain Joshua Huddyof the Monmouth County ArtilleryA Prisoner of WarCaptured March 24, 1782 while defendingthe Block House at Tom's River. Was hung by Torries without warrant April 12, 1782The British authorities repudiatedbut did not atone f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2U4_sandy-hook-light_Highlands-NJ.html
Upper Marker:This light was completed in 1764 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States. New York merchants petitioned their assembly to raise money for the light by lotteries and tonnage taxes on ships entering New …