Showing posts with label Fort Hancock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fort Hancock. Show all posts

Monday, August 15, 2011

Sandy Hook lighthouse

This is the second appearance of the lighthouse in the blog. The first was here.

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Pictures by James Sengul. Camera Canon PowerShot S95

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Fort Hancock

Fort Hancock protected New York Harbor until 1974. Now most of the buildings are abandoned.

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Pictures by James Sengul. Camera Canon PowerShot S95

Monday, January 24, 2011

Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Sandy Hook Lighthouse
By M i k e Y on Flickr.

The lighthouse is more than two hundred years old. Originally only 500 feet from the water now it is more than 1.5 miles away. It is available for free tours on summer weekends.