Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade
built this lighthouse in 1858.
During the Civil War he commanded
the Army of the Potomac, from
Gettysburg to Appomattox (1863 – 1865)
under Lt. Gen. U. S. Grant.
[ Upper Marker: ]
A
portrait in bronze
of
the creator of
Barnegat
Lighthouse
Lt. General
George
Gordon Meade
by Boris Blai
Marker can be reached from Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
