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2019 Lighthouse Challenge of NJ»
The Lighthouse Challenge of NJ celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. I visited about half of the participating sites, focusing on the ones I didn’t see in 2018. My last stop was the life-saving station in Ocean City.
The US Life Saving Station 30 was built in 1885 to save seamen from the many shipwrecks that were then common on the Jersey Shore. It was active until 1936 and then again during WWII as a Coast Guard base to patrol for German submarines. Originally right on the beach, gradual sand accumulation now puts it a quarter mile from the shore.
The Coast Guard sold the station in 1945 and it was a private home for over 50 years. After a legal battle with a real estate developer, Ocean City purchased the property in 2010. After being damaged by Hurricane Sandy, it underwent a $1.5 million renovation and reopened as a museum in 2017.
2019 Lighthouse Challenge Posts:
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse
- Finn’s Point Lighthouse
- Supawna Meadows NWR
- East Point Lighthouse
- Maurice River
- Cape May Lighthouse
- Cape May Point State Park
- Cape May Meadows
- Tatham Lifesaving Station
- Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary
- Lifesaving Station 30
Location: 801 E 4th St, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Designation: National Register of Historic Places
Date established/designated: June 14, 2013
Date of my visit: October 19, 2019
