Barnegat Lighthouse or "Old Barney" was constructed in 1835
 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.   It is 
open to the public and there are 217 winding steps to the top of 
this 165 foot tall lighthouse.  This lighthouse was used as a 
lookout during  WWI.  Its original beehive shaped Fresnel lens is 
in the Barnegat Lighthouse Museum.    The lens is 6 feet in 
diameter and 12 feet tall and contains 1,024 separate prisms