7Cary
Joined: 10 Mar 2005
Posts: 33
Location: Cary, NC
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:56 am Post subject: Old Barney! |
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Barnegat Light, NJ is the home to "Old Barney" a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Long Beach Island. Long Beach Island, or LBI as the vacationing folks like to say, is a narrow island some twenty miles long and six miles at sea off the coast of Ocean County, NJ.
The lighthouse is a destination in and of itself, if lighthouses are something that you like. Built in 1859, the lighthouse you see pictured is actually the second one built. The original, constructed in 1824, was in disrepair and in need of being replaced. Thus, the present lighthouse -- Old Barney -- was constructed.
Barnegat Light is the second tallest lighthouse in the US. It served those at sea and on land well until its light was extinguished forever in 1965, made obsolete by electronic navigation. In the late 1980s the lighthouse was shut down for three years for much needed repairs, but then reopened to visitors. Old Barney remains a popular visitor destination and is now a state park. |
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