Monmouth County - Highlands - Grand Re-Opening of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse & Fort Hancock Post Museum
Sunday, September 30 - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County
Grand Re-Opening of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse & Fort Hancock Post Museum
Join us on Sunday from 11:00 - 3:00 pm to celebrate the reopening of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Fort Hancock Post Museum. We are opening our doors for all to explore our newly renovated buildings. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off the event with presentations to follow in the Post Museum. Presentations will be led by Dr. Richard Veit, head of the Monmouth University team that conducted the archaeological dig at the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, and Shawn Welch, Board of Directors Member of the Army Ground Forces Association, who will talk about Coastal Defense at Fort Hancock during World War II. Free admission and parking. For more information, call 732-872-5970 or visit www.nps.gov/gate.
Grand Re-Opening of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse & Fort Hancock Post Museum
Join us on Sunday from 11:00 - 3:00 pm to celebrate the reopening of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Fort Hancock Post Museum. We are opening our doors for all to explore our newly renovated buildings. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off the event with presentations to follow in the Post Museum. Presentations will be led by Dr. Richard Veit, head of the Monmouth University team that conducted the archaeological dig at the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, and Shawn Welch, Board of Directors Member of the Army Ground Forces Association, who will talk about Coastal Defense at Fort Hancock during World War II. Free admission and parking. For more information, call 732-872-5970 or visit www.nps.gov/gate.