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Absecon Lighthouse
Atlantic City, NJ - The Absecon Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located in the north end of Atlantic City, New Jersey, overlooking Absecon Inlet. At 171 feet (52 m) it is the tallest lighthouse in the state of New Jersey and is the third-tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States. Construction began in 1854, with the light first lit on January 15, 1857. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1933 and although the light still shines every night, it is no longer an active navigational aid. The lighthouse is open to public visitation and for a small donation one may climb to the watch room and external gallery. A re-creation of the keepers' quarters was opened in 2002 and serves as a museum and gift shop. The original oil house now contains a Fresnel lens exhibit. It was designed by George Meade and still retains its original first-order fixed Fresnel lens. The lens is made of lead glass and weighs 12,800 pounds (5,800 kg. The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Historic American Buildings Survey, and the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. [Wiki]
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Gene Hyder
on October 18, 2018Excellent.
arctangent
on October 17, 2018Another lighthouse with a whopper of a lens, as befits such a tall one, I suppose.
Until today I'd never heard of this lighthouse, and then I heard it mentioned on Sirius satellite radio, and saw your shot of it in a short span of time. What are the odds?
TruImages
on October 17, 2018Great shot and composition! one of those rare cases where the rule of thirds does not apply!
Lgood
on October 17, 2018That's a really neat old lighthouse!
fotoeffects
on October 17, 2018Pretty tall, all right...terrific shot!
Judith Sparhawk
on October 17, 2018Reading that this is the third tallest lighthouse confirmed my first impression that that is one TALL lighthouse.
Bruno Suignard
on October 17, 2018nice
John Murphy
on October 17, 2018very cool lighthouse shot
Darlene Jansen
on October 17, 2018Nice shot
Donna McCommon
on October 17, 2018Super capture of this lighthouse.