- s aving ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁along ▁the ▁in let . ▁With ▁ship w re cks ▁on ▁the ▁rise ▁throughout ▁America , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Life ▁S aving ▁Service ▁was ▁founded ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁a ▁larger ▁Life - S aving ▁Station ▁replaced ▁the ▁existing ▁one . ▁After ▁being ▁on ▁Here ford ▁In let ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁year , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Life ▁S aving ▁Service ▁recognized ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁l ighth ouse ▁and ▁included ▁in ▁its ▁annual ▁report ▁that , ▁" A ▁small ▁light , ▁say ▁a ▁fourth ▁order , ▁is ▁respect fully ▁recommended ▁for ▁this ▁place , ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁of ▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁coal ▁trade ▁and ▁to ▁steam ers ▁navig ating ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Bay ▁and ▁River , ▁and ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁in let , ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁har bor ▁of ▁refuge ▁for ▁small ▁coast ing ▁vessels ." ▁Finally , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Congress ▁acted ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁a ▁fourth - order ▁light ▁along ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁sh or eline . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁Hum ph rey ▁S . ▁C resse ▁sold ▁the ▁ ▁site ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁for ▁$ 1 5 0 . ▁The ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Paul ▁J . ▁Pel z , ▁who ▁also ▁designed ▁Here ford ▁In let ' s ▁sister ▁stations , ▁Point ▁F erm in ▁Light ▁in ▁San ▁Pedro