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appropriated funds toward the construction of a caisson light on the shoal. Wooden piles were driven and the caisson placed in 1874; however, insufficient time remained in the working season to complete the light, and a temporary structure was placed to allow display of a light from
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made the Ship John Shoal Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.
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Lighthouses on the
National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
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N.B. The USCG site lists it in
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Ship John Shoal took its name from an incident in 1797 in which the
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Maurice River Lighthouse and East Point Archeological District
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was removed and replaced by a solar powered beacon, whose
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National Register of Historic Places listed place
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261:Red 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
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992:Mauricetown Historic District
961:Cumberland County, New Jersey
289:Ship John Shoal Light Station
816:Chapel Hill Rear Range Light
642:"Ship John Shoal Lighthouse"
143:14 m (46 ft)
39:Ship John Shoal Light (USCG)
982:Greenwich Historic District
977:Bridgeton Historic District
434:Completion of the original
191:Original: Bell, 3 every 45s
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193:Current: Horn, 1 every 15s
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841:Finns Point Range Light
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320:4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
1192:Miah Maull Shoal Light
1099:Samuel W. Seeley House
1079:Gen. James Giles House
861:Miah Maull Shoal Light
806:Brandywine Shoal Light
436:Brandywine Shoal Light
1197:Ship John Shoal Light
1026:Beth Hillel Synagogue
891:Ship John Shoal Light
536:National Park Service
469:Centennial Exhibition
461:Southwest Ledge Light
429:Greenwich, New Jersey
401:Centennial Exposition
389:Ship John Shoal Light
328:U.S. Lighthouse Board
87:39.30528°N 75.37667°W
20:Ship John Shoal Light
1142:Vineland High School
901:Tucker's Beach Light
866:Navesink Twin Lights
856:Ludlam's Beach Light
851:Hereford Inlet Light
1089:Thomas Maskel House
1069:Jeremiah Buck House
811:Cape May Lighthouse
801:Barnegat Lighthouse
597:. 2009. p. 17.
235:50 feet (15 m)
92:39.30528; -75.37667
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871:Robbins Reef Light
796:Absecon Lighthouse
712:Beatty, MaryAnne.
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490:In June 2011, the
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538:. March 13, 2009.
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232:Focal height
124:Construction
54:Delaware Bay
771:Lighthouses
718:GSA Website
570:October 13,
465:Connecticut
364:NJRHP
203:"O" (Oscar)
108:Constructed
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65:Coordinates
1233:Categories
1170:Structures
775:New Jersey
668:2008-07-03
648:2008-07-03
512:References
440:screw-pile
220:1877
187:Fog signal
116:Foundation
78:75°22′36″W
75:39°18′19″N
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1114:Buildings
1016:Places of
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325:Architect
251:(current)
217:First lit
132:Automated
56:near the
452:Congress
358:06000630
171:Heritage
163:Markings
49:Location
1186:Cashier
1018:worship
728:12 July
697:12 July
448:caisson
415:History
1061:Houses
783:Main:
473:riprap
455:year.
249:VRB-25
140:Height
52:Upper
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212:Light
199:Racon
155:Shape
103:Tower
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240:Lens
135:1973
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