https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnegat_Lighthouse_State_Park Home / About Barnegat / History of Barnegat. “Return of Barnegat Lightship Sought.” This name was replaced by Barndegat by early mapmakers and later evolved into the present day spelling of Barnegat. This first attempt at a lighthouse did not go well. Our main objective is to keep the history of Barnegat Light alive and available to the public through the preservation of local artifacts and pictures in the 106 year old restored schoolhouse museum, and through various programs and events promoting our museum, our society, and the long history … “SOS Goes Up to Rescue Ship From Scrap Heap of History.” Wall Street Journal, 17 May 2018. Barnegat Lighthouse The beloved Barnegat Lighthouse is shining again, as it was illuminated on January 1, 2009 - exactly 150 years to the day that it was originally lit in 1859. Barnegat Lighthouse is located on the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Barnegat Lighthouse Still Going Strong After 160 Years - Barnegat-Manahawkin, NJ - The Barnegat Lighthouse turned 160 this year and carries plenty of history with it. A black and white photograph from the 1940's of Barnegat Lighthouse in Barnegat Light on Long Beach Island. https://discoverbarnegatlight.com/barnegat-light-history-now-and-then King, Kate. The area where the lighthouse stands was regarded as one of the most important navigational points for ships bound to and from New York Harbor. Here's the inside story. Correspondent Dawn Standsland-Mendte reports on the history of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park located at the northern tip of Long Beach Island, NJ. "They had been on a ship just off the coast when a storm struck," a reader tells me. The first Barnegat Lighthouse was commissioned in 1834 by a Congressional appropriation of $6000. “Light Ship Barnegat.” Preservation New Jersey, 2020. “Was the Barnegat Lightship worth the $1 trip?” Asbury Park Press, 10 Oct. 2013, p. A12. History of Barnegat. The structure was completed the following year. Around 1609 Henry Hudson sailed along the coast of New Jersey coming to an inlet which he named Barende-gat, a Dutch word meaning an inlet with breakers. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island and is home to Barnegat Lighthouse. Location: Barnegat, New Jersey When built: 1856-1859 The haunting: There are, they say, two ghosts who haunt Barnegat Lighthouse, that of a man and his wife. Barnegat Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends, 2020. A lighthouse at Barnegat Inlet, and at other key points along the coastal route, proved to be vitally important for safety and navigation. Barnegat Lighthouse. Barnegat Light is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 574, reflecting a decline of 190 (-24.9%) from the 764 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 89 (+13.2%) from the 675 counted in the 1990 Census.