Item # HL277
The Father of Atlantic City, Dr. Jonathan Pitney, loved his new home in the Absecon area. He enjoyed it so much that he invited all his friends to come and visit. But this former country physician feared for those loved ones arriving by sea, because he'd witnessed numerous shipwrecks in the short amount of time he'd lived there. Sailors called this area, near the Absecon and Brigantine Shoals, the "Graveyard Inlet" because it was so treacherous.The 170-foot tower was erected in 1857 with nearly 600,000 bricks, boasting 228 steps to the top. The complete light station included two keeper's dwellings, outhouses, an oil house, a small barn, and even a greenhouse
The Inlet Public/Private Association is restoring the lighthouse, adding safety improvements to the tower and reconstructing the original Keeper's Dwelling, which will serve as a museum and visitor center. Absecon is the tallest lighthouse in New Jersey, the third tallest in the U.S. For more information, please contact the Inlet Public/Private Association at 300 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 102, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 08401 or call (609) 449-1360.
Limited edition of 6000 pieces. -- $72.95
