A committee of the New York Provincial Congress instructs Major William Malcolm to dismantle the Sandy Hook lighthouse in the then-disputed territory of Sandy Hook, now in New Jersey, on this day in 1776, telling him to "use your best discretion to render the light-house entirely useless."
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
This Day in History: March 6
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