Finns Point Range Light

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Finns Point Range Lighthouse
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Finns Point Range Lighthouse
Finns Point Range Light
Location Pennsville, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°37′2″N75°32′3″W / 39.61722°N 75.53417°W / 39.61722; -75.53417 Coordinates: 39°37′2″N75°32′3″W / 39.61722°N 75.53417°W / 39.61722; -75.53417
Tower
Constructed1877  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
FoundationMasonry
Construction Wrought Iron
Height115 feet (35 m)
ShapeSkeletal w/cylinder
Light
First lit1877
Automated1934
Deactivated1950
LensFourth Order Fresnel lens
Characteristic 1 Second Eclipse (Currently Not Lit)

The Finns Point Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey. It is located just east of the Delaware River and was part of Range light pair that guided ships into the Delaware River. It is deactivated, and its lamp and lens have been removed, but the lighthouse is open to the public as part of a National Wildlife Refuge. It was designed and built in 1877 and is a classic example of a skeletal cast iron prefabricated lighthouse. Its companion Front range light was demolished and replaced with an offshore automated light in 1938. Both the Rear and replacement Front lights were deactivated in 1950.


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