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NJLHS Preservation
How we have assisted many lighthouses
Cape St. George Lighthouse
On Friday, October 2, 2005 The Cape St. George Lighthouse collapsed into
the Gulf of Mexico. On Monday, December 1, 2008 the reconstructed lighthouse
was reopened to the public.
The NJLHS was proud to be one of the contributors to the reconstruction.
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Tinicum Rear Range Light
Tinicum Light, being in need of new steps leading to the tower, came to the
NJLHS for assistance. We were happy to help them complete this project with
memorial funds that had been donated.
Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation
The Preservation Fund was able to make a donation to the FKRLF to help
with their quest to take over some of the reef lights for the purpose of
opening them to the public.
 Alligator Reef |
 Carysfort Reef |
Cleaning Lighthouse Fresnel Lenses in NJ
NJLHS volunteers (Wandering Wickies) were able
to clean two display Fresnel lenses.
One was at the Barnegat Light Museum and the
other was at the Cape May County Museum.
Pictures are from the Cape May County Museum.
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 The Wickies: Standing left to right: Jim Cope, John Ade Patty Ade, Karl Fahringer, Elinor Veit Eugene Goch, Rich Veit & Carol Goch. Kneeling in front: Nanacy Cope & Ann Fahringer |
Pictured with the Wickies is Pary Tell(white Shirt)
Executive Director of the Cape May County Museum
Finns Point
Finn’s Point was given $2,400.00 to refurbish the railing on the
outer deck of the lantern room. It was asked what the
State of New Jersey put in? At this time, the State of New Jersey
is not in control of the light. The Fish and Wildlife is and they told
the Friends of the Light that if the rail was not fixed, no one would be
allowed to climb. The original idea was a full jumper’s cage, but it was
decided to just add 18 inches to make the rail 4 to 4.5 feet high.
This satisfied the Fish and Wildlife directors and climbing is allowed.
MORE
PRESERVATION / FINNS
POINT In 2012,
NJLHS made an agreement with Friends of Supawna
Meadows to help with their new
Refuge store. Following the link below, you will see
the inside of
Supawna Meadows Refuge building with the gift shop
NJLHS member, Al Smith,
created from materials from our Sandy Hook store. You will
also see the display case created by
NJLHS member, John Ade, to preserve the original
lens from Finns Point Rear
Range Lighthouse.
George Naill, a
dedicated volunteer with NJLHS and Finns Point, had
always wished to have the
original lens from Finns Point preserved and
displayed. So
in his memory, the display case was
commissioned by NJLHS and recognized in 2014 at the
NJLHS March meeting. If you watch the
slideshow
at the bottom left, you can see NJLHS members before
the March meeting when the
Society visited to see the shop and lens case. http://www.friendsofsupawnarefuge.org/njlhs-meeting-3292014.html |