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Sandy Hook
Watercolor
Painting 10 x 12 inches
This selection is currently framed in a cherry frame and
complementary matting.
$225.00
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I gained inspiration for this painting
after a trip to the east coast.
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Hook, NJ, is the oldest working lighthouse in the country. It was
designed and built in 1764 by Isaac Conro. The light was built to
aid mariners entering the southern end of the New York harbor. It
was originally called New York Lighthouse because it was funded
through a New York Assembly lottery and a tax on all ships entering
the Port of New York. Sandy Hook Light has endured the occupancy of
British soldiers during the Revolutionary War and exposure to the
elements on the end of Sandy Hook. The view of the New York skyline
from the bridge crossing into the Hook illustrates the importance
this light played in the history of New York harbor.
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