Beacons of History ; N.J. Lighthouses Are Reminders of Heroism in the Night
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › August 23, 2007
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The lighthouses along New Jersey's shore are so much more than photographs on souvenir postcards, subjects for paintings and models for light-catchers in kitchen windows. Although often overshadowed at vacation time by beaches, sun and seashells, they have stories to tell to all who are willing to listen.
Exploring the state's lighthouses is like breezing into history at full sail.See the full content of this document
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Beacons of History ; N.J. Lighthouses Are Reminders of Heroism in the Night
"The lighthouses represent the maritime history of the nation, when wooden ships were sailed by iron men," says Brett Franks, spokesman for the 1,000-member New Jersey Lighthouse Society.
Franks, a volunteer at the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, says, "We tell people what life was like for the keepers, whose job it was to keep the lights blazing from sunset to sunrise and spend the rest of their waking hours maintaining the buildings and...See the full content of this document
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