When people think of New Jersey's lighthouses, most think of a famous few: Barnegat, Sandy Hook, Twin Lights, and Cape May. But from New York Harbor, down along the coast to Cape May and up the Delaware Bay, the total number of lightstations, past and present, is 49. Surprisingly, 26 New Jersey remain standing today. This comprehensive full-color hardcover guide includes all of the lighthouses and lightships that are part of the state's maritime history. This book provides historical information as well as stories of the keepers and notable achievements, and includes 40 color photographs. The book can be easily slipped into a large pocket or backpack, and directions and locations for visitors are provided. The guide also includes a lighthouse bibliography and color fold-out map of all past and present New Jersey lightstations.
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''A welcome guide and a lovely little tome anyone would be delighted to receive as a gift... priced right, pretty, and useful, but also enjoyable. --Elinor DeWire, author of Guardians of the Lights
''Illuminating.'' --Asbury Park Press
''While the era of lighthouse keepers ended in 1988 with the automation of Ambrose Tower at Sandy Hook, the lights and their stories live on in Sentinels of the Shore.'' --The New York Times
''Illuminating.'' --Asbury Park Press
''Illuminating.'' --Asbury Park Press
''While the era of lighthouse keepers ended in 1988 with the automation of Ambrose Tower at Sandy Hook, the lights and their stories live on in Sentinels of the Shore.'' --The New York Times
''Illuminating.'' --Asbury Park Press
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Bill Gately researched New Jersey's lighthouses and lightstations for more than a decade, and is a former director of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society and member of the United States Lighthouse Society.
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At last, a guide to New Jersey's lighthouses!,
By elly0803@aol.com (Gales Ferry, Connecticut) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sentinels of the Shore: A Guide to the Lighthouses and Lightships of New Jersey (Hardcover)
For those who love lighthouses -- traveling to them, photographing them, and reading about them -- Bill Gately's Sentinels of the Shore is a welcome guide and a lovely little tome anyone would be delighted to receive as a gift. It's also an important tribute to numerous historically significant lighthouses, such as Navesink Twin Lights, a unique set of multiple beacons that once served as a testing station for new optics and illuminants; Sandy Hook, the oldest standing, operational lighthouse in the U.S. and an excellent example of Colonial architecture; the Statue of Liberty, herself a lighthouse that still lifts a symbolic beacon over New York Harbor; and stately Barnegat Light, guardian of New Jersey's "Graveyard of Ships" and one of the state's most-visited sentinels. Inside, readers will find up-to-date information and color photos of about 30 other lighthouses. The defunct lightships also are included, along with historical sketches and rare archival material. There's a friendly, full-color foldout map showing the location of the lights and detailed directions for travelers. The author, an active preservationist and member of several lighthouse societies, has done a thorough job researching and presenting the lights of the Garden State, past and present. This one is priced right, pretty, and useful, but also enjoyable. It can go easily from the car glove box to the sitting room coffee table to the bedside bookshelf.
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Lovely book!,
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This review is from: Sentinels of the Shore: A Guide to the Lighthouses and Lightships of New Jersey (Hardcover)
This is a lovely book which makes a great addition to my lighthouse collection. I've learned a great deal about some New Jersey lighthouses I didn't know had ever existed.
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Lighting the Way,
By Darren (Jersey Shore, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sentinels of the Shore: A Guide to the Lighthouses and Lightships of New Jersey (Hardcover)
This is a great little reference book for those who travel the NJ waterways and/or have an interest in the history of the NJ lights. In addition to the more well known NJ lights such as "Old Barney" at the Barnegat Inlet and Twin Lights in Sandy Hook, Gately's book lists them all, including some which no longer stand.Although very interesting, many of the listings leave the reader wanting more details. I hope a new edition, at some point, will provide more!
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