Class Year
2015
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
10-22-2014
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Tucked away off the coast of central New Jersey on the small stretch of land called Long Beach Island is a little piece of Civil War history. It is here that a largely unknown monument highlights a figure so well known by those four hours away in the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. I have been visiting Long Beach Island since I was young, and yet had no knowledge of this Civil War connection that had been staring me in the face until my mother enthusiastically shouted to me, “Brianna! Gettysburg!” As I climbed the sandy hill towards a monument somewhat removed from the beaten path, I was shocked at what the monument was for, but more importantly, at the man to whom it was dedicated. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Kirk, Brianna E., "George Gordon Meade and Barnegat Lighthouse" (2014). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 68.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/68
Comments
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