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Great Beds Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Raritan Bay, about Шаблон:Convert from South Amboy of Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Over the years the lighthouse has become the symbol for the city of South Amboy. Named as Great Beds Light Station, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2008, for its significance in architecture, engineering, transportation, and maritime history.[1]

History and description

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Perth Amboy waterfront with view to lighthouse

The light was built in 1880 with a fourth order Fresnel lens to mark the Great Beds Shoal, hazardous shallow water in the Raritan Bay. The Шаблон:Convert foundation, a conical caisson, sits in about Шаблон:Convert of water. The five-story tower and lantern are Шаблон:Convert high.[1]

Lighthouses of Raritan Bay

See also

References

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Шаблон:Lighthouses of New Jersey Шаблон:NRHP in Middlesex County, New Jersey Шаблон:Authority control