North Tower of the Twin Lights of the Navesink Lighthouse New Jersey USA

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The Navesink Highlands Light Station, also called the Twin Lights, was the first lighthouse in America to be fitted in 1841 with the then revolutionary Fresnel lens. The lighthouse was a key navigational point leading ships into New York Harbor. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1949 and became a New Jersey State historic landmark in 1962.

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Size: 3370px × 5054px
Location: Borough of Highlands, NJ, USA
Photo credit: © John Van Decker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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