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| name = Cape May Lighthouse | image_name = Cape May Lighthouse in Cape May, New Jersey, USA.jpg | caption = Cape May Lighthouse | location = Cape May Point, New Jersey | coordinates = {{coord|38|55|58.8|N|74|57|37.5|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey | pushpin = lighthouse | yearlit = 1859[1] | automated = 1946[1] | yeardeactivated = Active[1] | foundation = Surface rock[1] | construction = Brick, biegetower, red cupola[1] | shape = Conical | height = {{convert|157|ft}}[1] ({{convert|165|ft}} above sea level) | lens = First order Fresnel lens[1] | currentlens = VRB-25[2] | range = {{convert|24|nmi}} | characteristic = White, Flashes every 15 sec | module = {{infobox NRHP | name = Cape May Lighthouse | embed = yes | nrhp_type = | image = | caption = | architect = | architecture = | added = November 12, 1973 | area = | governing_body = | refnum = 73001090[3] | designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places | designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP | designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places | designated_other1_date = June 15, 1973 | designated_other1_number = 998[4] | designated_other1_num_position = bottom | designated_other1_color = #ffc94b }}}} The Cape May Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the U.S. state of New Jersey at the tip of Cape May, in Lower Township's Cape May Point State Park. It was built in 1859 under the supervision of U.S. Army engineer William F. Raynolds, was automated in 1946, and continues operation to this day. It is the third fully documented lighthouse to be built at Cape May Point. The first was built in 1823; the second in 1847.[1] The exact locations of the first two lighthouses are now underwater due to erosion. There are 199 steps to the top of the Lighthouse. The view from the top extends to Cape May City and Wildwood to the north, Cape May Point to the south, and, on a clear day, Cape Henlopen, Delaware, to the west. Within immediate view are Cape May Cove and Battery 223, a harbor defense battery originally built during World War II. Cape May Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1973.[5] OperationThe lighthouse is owned by the state of New Jersey after ownership was transferred from the Coast Guard in 1992, which maintains it as an active aid to maritime navigation. The State of New Jersey leases the structure and grounds to the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC).[1] MAC raises funds for the restoration and upkeep of the structure and opens the lighthouse to the public for climbs to the top.[6] MAC has installed interpretive exhibits about the lighthouse's history, the lives of the former lighthouse keepers, and other maritime history of the Jersey Cape for visitors who climb. In 2013, MAC celebrated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the lighthouse to the public for climbs. From its opening in May 1988, over 2.1 million people have paid to climb to the top. Every October, the Cape May Lighthouse is a participant in the New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge, a statewide event.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} DesignThe tower is {{convert|157|ft|6|in}} tall, from the ground to the tower's cast iron spiral staircase. There are 217 steps from the ground to the top, with 199 steps in the tower's cast iron spiral staircase. The lighthouse has two separate walls. The outside wall is cone-shaped, and is {{convert|3|ft|10|in}} thick at the bottom, and {{convert|1|ft|6|in}} thick at the top. The inside wall is a cylinder with {{convert|8.5|in|mm|adj=mid|-thick}} walls which support the spiral staircase. The walls were designed to withstand winds several times above hurricane force.[7] GallerySee also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web| title= Inventory of Historic Light Stations -- New Jersey |url=http://www.nps.gov/maritime/light/capemay.htm | work=Maritime Heritage Program |publisher= National Park Service|date=2004-11-05 | accessdate=2009-04-09}} 2. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.capemaymac.org/lighthouse-important-dates | title=History of the Cape May Lighthouse | publisher=Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities | accessdate=June 29, 2018}} 3. ^{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County |url=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/cape_may.pdf |publisher=NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office |page=3 |date=March 1, 2011 |accessdate=April 26, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628182911/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/cape_may.pdf |archivedate=June 28, 2011 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73001090}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cape May Lighthouse |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= |accessdate=September 1, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=73001090|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}} 6. ^"About MAC". Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities. Retrieved August 17, 2015. 7. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.capemaymac.org/lighthouse-structure | title=Structure of the Cape May Lighthouse | publisher=Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities | accessdate=November 22, 2017}} External links{{Commons category|Cape May Lighthouse}}
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