Cohansey (New Jersey)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1849 | F W. W14. | USLHE Light List (US): 141 |
| 1858 | F W. W111/2. | LHB Light List (US): 201 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 184 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 188 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 190 | |
| 1870 | F W. W11. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 201 |
| 1878 | F W. W12. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 249 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 251 | |
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 279 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 288 | |
| 1893 | F WR. W12, R12. Red sector between NW. by N. and W. 1/2 S. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 379 |
| 1898 | F WR. W12, R12. Red sector between W. 1/2 S. and NW. by N. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 465 |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 477 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 518 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 552 | |
| 1915 | Fl WR 3s. W12, R12. fl 0.3. R256°-320°(64°), W320°-256°(296°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 702 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 718 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 743 | |
| 1927 | Fl WR 3s. W12, R9. fl 0.3. R256°-320°(64°), W320°-256°(296°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 792 |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 969 | |
| 1935 | Fl WR 6s. W12, R9. fl 2. R084°-151°(67°), W151°-250°(99°), R250°-324°(74°), W324°-084°(120°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1143 |
| 1940 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1154 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1528 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950 | ||
| 1951-1952 | Fl WR 2.5s. W12, R9. fl 0.5. R084°-151°(67°), W151°-250°(99°), R250°-324°(74°), W324°-084°(120°). | |
| 1953-1955 | Fl WR 2.5s. fl 0.5. R084°-151°(67°), W151°-250°(99°), R250°-324°(74°), W324°-084°(120°). | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1687 |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1809 | |
| 1960 | Fl WR 4s. fl 0.4. R084°-151°(67°), W151°-250°(99°), R250°-324°(74°), W324°-084°(120°). | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1809 | |
| 1963-1965 | ||
| 1966 | Fl WR 4s. W12, R12. R084°-151°(67°), W151°-250°(99°), R250°-324°(74°), W324°-084°(120°). | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2136 |
| 1969-1972 | ||
| 1973-1979 | Fl WR 4s. W6, R3. R084°-151°(67°), W151°-250°(99°), R250°-324°(74°), W324°-084°(120°). | |
| 1982 | Fl WR 4s. W6, R3. R068°-098°(30°), W098°-275°(177°), R275°-305°(30°), W305°-068°(123°). | |
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 38375 | |
| 1990-1992 | Fl WR 4s. W8, R7. R068°-098°(30°), W098°-275°(177°), R275°-305°(30°), W305°-068°(123°). | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 1765 |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 1990 | |
| 2004 | Fl WR 4s. fl 0.4. R068°-098°(30°), W098°-275°(177°), R275°-305°(30°), W305°-068°(123°). |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1849 | ? Lamps / 14" Refl. | 40 | 42 | Tower on keeper's dwelling. | USLHE Light List (US): 141 |
| 1858 | 5th | 46 | Light on keeper's dwelling. | LHB Light List (US): 201 | |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 184 | ||||
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 188 | ||||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 190 | ||||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 201 | ||||
| 1878 | Light on keeper's dwelling. Building, brick, whitewashed; lantern, red. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 249 | |||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 251 | ||||
| 1886 | 35 | 45 | White frame dwelling standing on iron piles; top of lantern, red. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 279 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 288 | ||||
| 1893 | White frame dwelling standing on iron piles; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 379 | |||
| 1898 | 42 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 465 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 477 | ||||
| 1905 | White, frame dwelling standing on iron piles; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 518 | |||
| 1908 | White, frame dwelling on iron piles; black lantern. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 552 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 40 | White; frame dwelling on iron piles. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 702 | |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 718 | ||||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 743 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 792 | ||||
| 1931 | 5 a | White frame dwelling on iron piles. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 969 | ||
| 1935 | 375 mm a | 40 | 42 | Steel tower on concrete foundation. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1143 |
| 1940 | N/A | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1154 | |||
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1528 | ||||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | 200 mm e | ||||
| 1953 | N/A | Skeleton tower on concrete base. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1687 | ||
| 1954 | White skeleton tower on concrete base. | ||||
| 1955 | White daymark on black skeleton tower. | ||||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1809 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 1809 | ||||
| 1963-1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2136 | ||||
| 1969-1979 | |||||
| 1982 | NB on black skeleton tower. | ||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 38375 | ||||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 1765 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 1990 | ||||
| 2004 |
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1838 - 1882 (Approximate location of 1838 light: light list coordinates are not very accurated.) |
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1883 - 1930 (Approximate location of 1883 light: light list coordinates are not very accurated.) |
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1931 - Present (Exact location of modern 1931 light.) |


