This is the third in a series.

The story of why Long Beach Island can still call itself the home of Barnegat Lighthouse is one of twists and turns. In April 1926, the Newark Star Call explained.

“The Henlopen lighthouse, long since abandoned by the government and undermined by the sea, last week toppled over into the water. The same fate would undoubtedly have overtaken the historic Barnegat lighthouse had not New Jersey come to its rescue.