Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

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Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light
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Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light
Location Delaware Breakwater, Delaware
Coordinates 38°47′28″N75°09′34″W / 38.79122°N 75.1595°W / 38.79122; -75.1595 Coordinates: 38°47′28″N75°09′34″W / 38.79122°N 75.1595°W / 38.79122; -75.1595
Tower properties
Constructed1838
Height12 m (39 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light properties
First lit1903  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated1903
Focal height14 m (46 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
LensSix lamps and reflectors (original), fourth order Fresnel lens (1875)
Characteristic White light flashes every 45 seconds

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

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.

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References

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