Baker Shoal Range Front Light

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Baker Shoal Range Front Light
Baker Front Range Light.jpg
Original dwellings at the front range light.
Baker Shoal Range Front Light
Location Port Penn
Delaware
United States
Coordinates 39°30′42″N75°34′00″W / 39.511769°N 75.566582°W / 39.511769; -75.566582 Coordinates: 39°30′42″N75°34′00″W / 39.511769°N 75.566582°W / 39.511769; -75.566582
Tower
Constructed1902 (first)
1904 (second)
1924 (third)
Foundationplatform on wooden piles
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery (current)
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard [1] [2]
Light
First lit2002 (current)
Automated1924
Deactivated1924 (first)
Focal height35 feet (11 m)
15 feet (4.6 m) (passing light)
LensLED
Characteristic F G (along range line)
Fl W 4s. (passing light)

The Baker Shoal Range Front Light was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River at Port Penn.

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History

The Baker Range Front Light was discontinued in 1924 and a new steel tower was built. The original lighthouse was removed or destroyed and the new tower is an active aid to navigation.

There was a Baker Shoal Range Rear Light that originally served as the Port Penn-Reedy Island Range Light. It became the Baker Shoal Rear Range Light in 1904 when the old range was discontinued due to the C&D channel moving.

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  2. Baker Range Front Light Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 24 June 2016