Conover Beacon

The Conover Beacon is a lighthouse in Leonardo section of Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, that functioned as the front light of the now-discontinued Chapel Hill Range.

The original front beacon was a hexagonal wooden tower built at the edge of the beach in Leonardo, New Jersey.

The land on which the light stood was purchased from Rulif Conover, who thus lent his name to the finished beacon.

The original tower stood until 1941, though the light was discontinued for several months in 1923, only to be restored after protests.

This skeletal tower with a central shaft remains in place, and is managed by Middletown Township, New Jersey.