pictures taken of the Navesink twin lights and Sandyhook lighthouse off the coast of New york City.
Navesink Twin Lighthouses constructed in 1862.
One of the two beacons guarding New York Harbor.
Navesink was the first lighthouse in America to use the fresnel lens.
The beacon could be seen for 22 miles.
The beacon could be seen for 22 miles.
Steps leading to the top of the beacon.
Sandy Hook Lighthouse sits just south of Navesink.
Sandy Hook is the oldest working light in the United States. First lighted June 11th, 1761
The lighthouse at Sandy Hook was petitioned for by 43 New York merchants in 1761 after they lost three ships of merchandise to the harbor.
There are three flights of spiral stairs leading to the each twin light at Navesink.
The twin lights at Navesink are the first landmark sailors see coming into New York harbor.
It was here at Navesink that the first Marconi wireless transmission was made from America. Remnants of the tower can still be seen just north of the light.
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