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News Release 13-126
Long-Buried New Jersey Seawall Spared Coastal Homes From Hurricane Sandy's Wrath
Built in 1882, then hidden by drifting sands, seawall mitigated 2012 hurricane's effects
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Home destroyed in 2012 by Hurricane Sandy, in the main breach in Mantoloking, N.J.
Credit: Patrick Lynett
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Relic seawall dating to 1882 in Bay Head, N.J., was uncovered by Hurricane Sandy.
Credit: Jennifer Irish
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Jennifer Irish measures Hurricane Sandy flood mark along Barnegat Bay, N.J.
Credit: Patrick Lynett
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Scientists Robert Weiss (left) and Patrick Lynett (right) study more than 10 feet of erosion from Sandy.
Credit: Jennifer Irish
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Oceanfront homes destroyed by Sandy in Mantoloking, N.J.
Credit: Patrick Lynett
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Robert Weiss checks vertical erosion at the Cupsogue Beach, N.Y., hurricane breach.
Credit: Jennifer Irish
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