POINT PLEASANT BEACH - The dangerous shoal is all but gone ... District spokesman Stephen Rochette told the Asbury Park Press. An Olympic pool is 50 meters long by 25 meters wide, or roughly ...

A new children's book celebrates the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, a symbol of the Chesapeake Bay that's celebrating its 150th anniversary.

Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse dates back to 1824 when Congress appropriated $6,500 for the construction of a 30-foot, land-based tower. It wasn't until November 1875 that the lighthouse was first lit.