Christiana North Jetty Light

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Christiana North Jetty Light
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USCG photograph of the Christiana North Jetty Light
Christiana North Jetty Light
Location Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°43′09″N75°30′39″W / 39.71914°N 75.51084°W / 39.71914; -75.51084 Coordinates: 39°43′09″N75°30′39″W / 39.71914°N 75.51084°W / 39.71914; -75.51084
Tower properties
Constructed1884  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Foundationwooden piles
Constructionwooden tower
Shapesquare tower with balcony, bell and light on the roof
Light properties
First lit1884
Deactivated1909
Characteristic F W (1884)
F R (1901)

Christiana North Jetty Lighthouse was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, at the end of jetty at the mouth of the Christina River, near Wilmington, Delaware. [1]

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History

Christiana North Jetty Lighthouse was built in 1884. It was discontinued in 1909 when the new Bellevue Range Lights went into operation, but the dwelling was used for the keeper of the Bellevue Range Lights until 1937. The lighthouse and dwelling were demolished in 1939.

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