Category: Archives
-
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Paint Job
Man agrees to complete $50,000 Hereford Inlet Lighthouse paint job for free By JOHN V. SANTORE, Staff Writer “I’m having a blast here,” said Ed Pearce as the hydraulic lift extended upward, raising him above the rooftop of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. The sun shone, a breeze rolled in, and classical music played from his…
-
Delaware Bayshore Birding and Wildlife Trails
A new ecotourism and education project, called The Delaware Bayshore Birding and Wildlife Trails Guide, is about to begin. This project will include a guide book and highway and site signage describing wildlife viewing sites along the coast. It will be done in phases, the first phase being Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties. Hereford…
-
Hereford Inlet Lifesaving & Light Stations
Hereford Inlet Light Station Phase III of a four phase restoration of Hereford has just been completed. Funded by a tea-21 (transportation) grant, the exterior of the Light Station now looks as it did when it was constructed in 1874. Funding is already in place to proceed with the final phase of restoration (iv), which…
-
Become A Friend
We Invite You to Become a Friend of Hereford Inlet Lighthouse! Listed on the State and National Historical Registers and Located in the historic Anglesea section of North Wildwood, New Jersey. From 1874 until 1962 Hereford Light was an asset to our City, – then the Coast Guard left the property…… For 20 years, until…
-
Hereford Lighthouse Description
Historic and picturesque Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, a beacon of safety and assurance to the 19th century mariners, has become a focal point for residents and visitors of this seashore resort community. The lighthouse is situated on the south side of the Hereford Inlet, which leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the famed Intra-Coastal Waterway linking…