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Sandy Hook Light was completed in 1764 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States. New York merchants petitioned their assembly to raise money for the light through lotteries and tonnage taxes on ships entering New York. In 1739 the Federal Government formed the U.S. Lighthouse Service, later incorporated into the U.S. Coast Guard, to operate this light and all other aids to navigation in U.S. waters. The light is 29 feet in diameter at the base, rises 85 feet above the ground, and can be seen for 19 miles. At the entrance to New York Harbor, it remains an important aid to navigation and a reminder of the nation's maritime history.
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