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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 386

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dged laneleading over the outer bar, or barrier of sand,which lies between harbor and ocean. Itsbuoys are lighted at night, the red ones withred lights, and the black ones with white lights.Moveover, a little lighthouse off to the left, for two fixed white lights on the New Jerseyshore and… … WHISTL1NG BUOY. known as Sandy Hook Beacon, has in its lampa red sector which throws a red beam justcovering Gedney Channel. Thus this channelcan be passed through in safety by night aswell as by day. If it is night the pilot knowswhen he is through it by the change of color inSandy Hook Beacon…

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