2025-10-292025-10-292009-04-01https://hdl.handle.net/10929/149615This lighthouse played a role in the American Revolution. When the British captured New York the Colonial Army attempted to destroy it because it was an aid to British navigation. The attempt failed. As a result for the remainder of the war it was occupied by British Troops. After the war, New York transferred the lighthouse to federal authority. As a result, George Washington asked the Senate to pass a bill accepting the lighthouse and the lands around it. The area was designated as Fort Hancock, a U. S. Army Base at Sandy Hook.Original file name 3405456868_1769a00058_o.jpg4368 x 2761Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.Sandy Hook LighthouseNew York Light HouseHistoric LighthouseAmerican HistoryThe American RevolutionU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesU.S. National Historic LandmarkNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesGateway National Recreation AreaNational Park ServiceNPSSandy HookThe Jersey ShoreJersey ShoreJersey Shore LighthouseThe ShoreNew Jersey ShoreMonmouth CountyNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State