CIRCA 1898
The seven-ton lens was designed to be used with an electric arc lamp. As no electricity was available at Navesink, a temporary wooden building was built behind the south tower to house a generator. When activated on June 20, 1898, the lens and arc lamp produced a whopping 25,000,000 candlepower, making Navesink the first coastal light to use a ONE LUNG DIESEL ENGINE – GENERATOR to produce electricity. RMP’s 1/3 scale working model can be seen at the Twin Towers Lighthouse.
