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The Barnegat Lighthouse is located in New Jersey on the northern tip of Long Beach Island. The name Barnegat (which means inlet of breakers) was given to the inlet at the northern tip of Long Beach Island by explorers because of the shoals located there. These shoals would create breakers and would be dangerous to ships passing through this area. It was determined in 1834 that Winslow Lewis would build a lighthouse at this location. When finished in 1835 the lighthouse stood between 40 and

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks. The Outer Banks are a group of barrier islands on the coast of North Carolina that divide the Atlantic Ocean from the coastal sounds and inlets. The lighthouse sits in the town of Buxton, North Carolina, which is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, with its black double helix stripes on white background, is one of the most famous and recognizable lighthouses in the world