Sandy Hook, from Highland Light, New Jersey, USA, c1900. Town located on a barrier spit of land 9.7 km long at the north end of the Jersey Shore. The Dutch called the area 'Sant Hoek', with the English 'Hook' deriving from 'Hoek' meaning spit of land. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co., c1900]