Captain McGee and the East Point Lighthouse
Jargowsky, Doris E.
Built in 1849, and originally known as the Maurice River Lighthouse, it was renamed East Point Lighthouse in 1913. Although numerous lighthouses once stood along the edge of the Delaware Bay, East Point is the last one remaining on the Jersey side. In fact, it is the second oldest lighthouse standing in New Jersey, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse of 1764 being the oldest. The US Coast Guard operated the East Point Light from 1939 until 1941 when the...