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The lighthouse at Sandy Hook

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The lighthouse at Sandy Hook

SANDY HOOK, GATEWAY NRA

 

Beaches are only the beginning (3:34)

Sandy Hook’s beaches attract over two million people a year. But did you know about its bird habitat, salt marsh and the largest holly forest on the east coast?

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Disappearing guns and nuclear missiles (4:28)

Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook defended New York Harbor using cutting-edge weaponry.

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Life at an Army fort (3:09)

Sandy Hook has the oldest standing lighthouse in the U.S. But many of Fort Hancock’s military structures are just as significant. Photos: NPS, Sandy Hook Archives.
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The NC 4 in flight.

Did You Know?
The first transatlantic flight departed from the Rockaway Naval Air Station on Jamaica Bay in 1919. Today, it is the site of Gateway NRA's Jacob Riis Park.

Last Updated: November 09, 2009 at 09:29 MST