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East Point Light 
East Point Light Location Rural Cumberland County, near Heislerville, New Jersey Coordinates 39°11′45″N 75°01′38″W / 39.19583°N 75.02722°W Year first lit 1849 Automated 1911 Deactivated 1941-1980 Foundation Stone Construction Brick Tower shape Octagonal on roof of rectangular building Height 40 feet (12.2 m) Original lens Sixth order Fresnel lens Characteristic Maurice River Lighthouse
Location: Lighthouse Rd., near the jct. of East Point Rd., Maurice River Township, New Jersey Coordinates: 39°11′45″N 75°1′40″W / 39.19583°N 75.02778°WCoordinates: 39°11′45″N 75°1′40″W / 39.19583°N 75.02778°W Area: 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) Built: 1849 Architect: Middleton, N. & S. Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 95001047[1] NJRHP #: [2] Added to NRHP: August 25, 1995 The East Point Light, formerly named Maurice River Light, is a lighthouse located in Heislerville, New Jersey on Delaware Bay at the mouth of the Maurice River. Initially known as the Maurice River Light, the name was changed to East Point Light in 1913. The light was inactive from 1941 and was nearly destroyed by fire in 1971. The light was reinstated by the United States Coast Guard in 1980. Exterior restoration was completed in 1999.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Maurice River Lighthouse, reference #95001047.
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cumberland County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/cumberland.pdf. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
Specialized Further reading
- NPS - East Point Light at Historic light stations
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New Jersey". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHNJ.asp.
- East Point Light - from Lighthousefriends.com
- For history, pictures, directions and opening schedule. From Maurice River Historical Society
Further reading
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Categories:- 1849 establishments
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