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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJJ_east-point-lighthouse_Maurice-River-NJ.html
? ? ? The East Point Lighthouse was built in 1849 to guide boatmen into the mouth of the Maurice River, about one half mile to the north. The lantern sits atop the two story brick building, 48 feet above sea level, and is visible for about 7 mile…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJF_all-shapes-sizes-and-materials_Maurice-River-NJ.html
Primary seacoast lights were located to warn mariners of their proximity to land, the presence of navigational dangers, and to help set their course. By 1852, however, lighthouses and lightships often looked so much alike that it was difficult to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJE_a-guiding-light_Maurice-River-NJ.html
The East Point Lighthouse guards the eastern shore of the Maurice River Cove. This lone sentinel once provided hundreds of Delaware Bay oyster schooners with a guiding light to the ports at Port Norris and Port Elizabeth.
Constructed in 1849, i…