Christopher Columbus

Historical marker location:

328 S Main St, Monroe Township, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and Blue Bell Road (County Road 633), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1992

1451 - 1506.

The oldest lighthouse in the United States, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, is located in New Jersey. The lighthouse was built in 1764 and still functions as an aid to navigation.