East Point Lighthouse is the second oldest lighthouse in New Jersey. Built in
1849, the lighthouse is located on the east bank of the mouth of the Maurice River.
 Its purpose is to guide fishermen, oystermen and other mariners into the river
from the Delaware Bay.
The lighthouse was extinguished at the beginning of WWII in 1941. 

The light was not re-lit after the war and was abandoned until 1971 when the Maurice 

River Historical Society was formed to protect and restore it. In 1980 the Coast Guard
reinstalled a beacon and put the East Point Lighthouse back on the list of active
navigational aids. Major exterior renovation took place in 1998.This work included

restoring the lantern room, repointing the bricks, replacing the porch, the windows
and the shutters with accurate replicas.