Great Beds Light
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| Great Beds Light | |
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| Location | Raritan Bay, South Amboy, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′12″N 74°15′12″W / 40.48667°N 74.25333°WCoordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°15′12″W / 40.48667°N 74.25333°W |
| Year first constructed | 1880 |
| Year first lit | 1880 |
| Automated | 1945 |
| Foundation | Caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Tower shape | White conical tower on black conical pier with black lantern |
| Height | 61 feet (19 m) |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel 1880 |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing red, 6 s |
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Great Beds Light Station | |
| Architectural style | US Lighthouse Board |
| NRHP Reference # | 08000467[1] |
| NJRHP # | 4106[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 29, 2008 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 6, 2008 |
Great Beds Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Raritan Bay in South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Over the years the lighthouse has become the symbol for the city of South Amboy. It was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Lighthouses of Raritan Bay
- Chapel Hill Rear Range Light, Sandy Hook Bay (deactivated 1957)
- Conover Beacon, Leonardo
- Navesink Twin Lights, Highlands
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
- Geography of New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary
- Raritan Bayshore
References
- ↑ "New Jersey - Middlesex". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
Perth Amboy waterfront with view to lighthouse
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