In 1920, as people on Long Beach Island and beyond were trying to save historic Barnegat Lighthouse, another iconic symbol of Ocean County was rising in the pinelands of Lakehurst.
At the end of World War I, the United States decided it wanted to become a leader in the field of lighter-than-air aviation. While the military already operated dozens of small blimps, this new direction meant the building of gigantic hydrogen-filled dirigibles.
The New York Tribune of Feb. 11 explained.
“The assignment to-day by the Navy Department of two naval aviation officers to London in connection with the…
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