Romer Shoal Lighthouse, Raritan Bay – 1990 The Romer Shoal Lighthouse [40° 30' 48" N – 74° 00' 48" W] circa 1990. Located in the far eastern end of Raritan Bay, the 54-foot tall sparkplug lighthouse was built in 1898 and manned until 1966. The shoal was named after Colonel Wolfgang William Romer, who sounded the waters of New York Bay in 1700. A concrete landing pier extends southwest from the tower and has a hoist that was used to lift the station's boat from a semi-protected boat basin. During World War I, Navy personnel were stationed there to watch the comings and goings into New York Harbor.