Sin City Light! Virtual Cache
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SIN CITY LIGHT!
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One
of the most frequently visited light stations during its active days was the
lighthouse at Absecon in Atlantic City. Although first authorized in 1837, the
Absecon light was not completed and lighted until January 15, 1857. Built
under the supervision of Lt. George G. Meade, the brick tower, which was
erected on a stone foundation resting on a wood platform, rose 150 feet into
the air. In keeping with role as a primary seacoast light, the board installed
a first order frensel lens on the tower. Its purpose was to guide ships past
Absecon and Brigantine Shoals. The wrecks along that section of the coast had
been "frequent and appalling", but in the in the first ten months of the
light's service not a single wreck was reported. To increase its effectiveness
as a daymark, the board in 1972 had the tower painted with a wide red band
about its middle. The board changed this marking in 1898 to an orange tower
with a black middle band.
In
1997 plans were made to have the lighthouse refurbished and to open it to the
public. In 1998, fire was set to the nearly completed keepers cottage and the
fire was deemed as suspicious. The new completed keepers house now houses a
museum and orientation center. The lighthouse itself is restored and open to
the public.
To
log your cache, on the sign out front what are the hours of operation and how many stairs lead up to the pourch to the main house.
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