The Absecon Lighthouse, standing tall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is the state's tallest lighthouse and a prominent example of 19th-century coastal defense architecture. Its iconic brick structure and commanding Fresnel lens once guided mariners through treacherous waters.
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Engineering; Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture
Georgia And Mississippi Aves. And The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Architecture
9--11 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey
Architecture; Social History
1601 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey
Commerce
121 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey
Black; Ethnic Heritage; Entertainment/Recreation
1519 Baltic Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey
Commerce; Architecture
123 S. Illinois Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Engineering
Weymouth Rd., Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Engineering; Transportation
725 River Rd., Edgewater, New Jersey
Industry; Commerce; Engineering; Transportation
Main St. And Old New Bridge Rd. Over Hackensack River, River Edge, New Jersey
Engineering; Transportation
Hardenburgh Avenue Over The Tenakill Brook, Demarest Borough, New Jersey
Transportation
Maywood Station Museum, 271 Maywood Ave., Maywood Borough, New Jersey
Military; Engineering
Hackensack River At 150 River St., Hackensack, New Jersey