Sandy Hook Lighthouse Research Paper

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The Sandy Hook Lighthouse was first thought of in 1961 when New York merchandise made an petition to the Colonial assembly for a lighthouse to be built so the ships can see where they were going and prevents anymore shipwrecks. The Assembly agreed to this and then came up with an act to raise three thousand pounds by the lottery for the lighthouse to be built. New york citizens approve for a small land to be bough and after Compromises with Robert Hartshorne, the owner of Sandy Hook, resulted in the purchase, on May 16, 1762 for 750 pounds. By June 11, 1764 then lighthouse lighted for the first time. In order for the lighthouse to be run the Colony of New York authorize a tonnage tax of three pence so this can enable the port and along with

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