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This is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the USA. Built in 1764, it is 29 feet in diameter at the base, and tapers down to 15 feet in diameter at the top. The 45,000 candle power light is 85 feet above ground. The light can be seen from 19 miles out at sea. The lighthouse keepers house is to the lef...
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This is something most people never see. It’s a 16 cylinder diesel generator that supplies backup power to a commercial building It’s rated 750 KW, 480V.
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Part of Fort Hancock, this gun protected New York harbor. for a much better image see www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=20551 which was taken on a very clear day
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This is taken from the river side of the barrier at sunset, Narragansett bay is on the other side. The Rt 195 Bridge is brand new.
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This is taken from the center of the parade grounds, looking north. On the west (left) side is officer’s Row, you are seeing the back side of the houses, the fronts face the bay. The buildings on the east side are barracks for the enlisted men. Fort Hancock was decommissioned in 1972. It is now part of the Nationa...
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Lyman Hall at just after sunrise. Note that the camera was not set at maximum zoom, so not as sharp as it could be
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One of the many abandon buildings at Fort Handcock. The porch banisters are made of metal, decks and roofs have rotted away long ago
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Built between 1898 and 1904, three 8” and six 12” guns were used to protect New York Harbor. The battery was decommissioned 1943-44. Looking at Google images, I figure it’s about 1,300 feet long. The National Park Service has a good brochure about the defenses at Sandy Hook at www.nps.gov/gate/h
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The view from the bottom of Sandy Hook, NJ, looking south at the Route 36 bridge, and west at boats in winter storage, Feb 28, 2009. The Atlantic ocean is just off to the left of the image, the Shrewsbury River flows under the bridge going to the right, into Sandy Hook Bay. The cranes are being used to replace the bri...
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