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Sandy Hook--in 1879. vist0047 frontcoverSandy Hook--in 1879. by George Houghton.

Story of the sometimes-spit/sometimes-island sandland off New York City.

Sandy Hook is a narrow spit of sand jutting out from the New Jersey shore into New York Harbor. This report tells of the lighthouse there, of the offshore lightship, of its life-saving service station, and of the pilots who boarded ships coming in from the ocean to guide them to their dockings in New York harbor. "Sandhiller" life on the island is presented, as are the origin of this sea-bound sand island and the geologic changes that have affected its shape, including its detachment from the mainland to become an island, and then reattachment. Today the Hook is a bit of a nature preserve, and is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area operated by the National Park Service. Reprinted from Scribner's Monthly, also the source of most of the illustrations. 16 pages.

ISBN -10: 0-89646-047-9. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-047-8. Order #: VIST0047 paper$4.95

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