Romer Shoal Light is a
sparkplug lighthouse in
Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about south of
Ambrose Channel and north of
Sandy Hook,
New Jersey
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, in the entrance to
New York Harbor
New York Harbor is a bay that covers all of the Upper Bay. It is at the mouth of the Hudson River near the East River tidal estuary on the East Coast of the United States.
New York Harbor is generally synonymous with Upper New York Bay, ...
.
It is in New Jersey, very close to the border with
New York.
USGS
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quadrangle for cited location Named as Romer Shoal Light Station, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on January 24, 2007, for its significance in architecture, engineering, transportation, and maritime history.
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History and description
An 1870 edition of The Historical Magazine records that the shoal was named after Colonel Wolfgang William Romer, who sounded the waters of New York Bay in 1700 on order of the governor of New York. https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=655
The Light was heavily damaged during
Hurricane Sandy
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. The non-profit that has taken over stewardship of the Light is working with FEMA and private donors to preserve this national landmark.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey
References
External links
{{Spoken Wikipedia, RomerShoalLight2022-08-07.ogg, date=August 7, 2022
Lighthouses completed in 1898
Transportation buildings and structures in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
1898 establishments in New Jersey