Sandy Hook
Took a quick trip to Sandy Hook—that little spit of land darting up from New Jersey. It was typically the first bit of land travelers saw when they sailed into New York Harbor. It was home to a military base from the Civil War era until 1950.
Officer’s Row
Officer's Row at Fort Hancock. Married officers lived in these houses which face the bay. Their backs face the parade ground, shown in the foregrond.
A close-up shot of the dilapidated houses on Officer's Row at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook.
These houses struck me from a visual standpoint. Maybe it was the “severe clear” blue sky we have today, or the starkness of the area, but to me they look like someone decided to build a real-life Edward Hopper paining.
Base Chapel
The chapel at Fort Hancock, at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. This is now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
The Sandy Hook Light is the oldest standing lighthouse in the United States. It was opened in 1764 and built by the Colony of New York at the urging of merchants whose ships kept crashing ashore here. It’s over 100 feet high and, when it was built, was about 500 feet from the tip of Sandy Hook—today it’s a mile and a half from land’s end (these barrier islands drift a lot on very short timescales).
The lighthouse at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. This was built by the Colony of New York in 1764 to guide ships into New York harbor. It's the oldest lighthouse still standing in the US.