Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware Breakwater, Delaware Bay, Delaware.[1]

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light
LocationDelaware Breakwater, Delaware
Coordinates38.79122°N 75.1595°W / 38.79122; -75.1595
Year first constructed1838
Deactivated1903
Tower height12 metre 
Focal height14 metre 
Original lensSix lamps and reflectors
Current lens1875: Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed)
CharacteristicWhite light flashes every 45 seconds

History

Delaware Breakwater West End Lighthouse was built in 1838. In 1881 this light became the front light of the Delaware Breakwater Range. When this light was deactivated in 1903, the Delaware Breakwater West End Light became the front light in the range. The unoccupied house was destroyed in 1950.

References

  1. "Historic Light Station Information Photography". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 5 February 2011.


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