New Castle Range Rear Light

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New Castle Range Rear Light
New castle range rear light 1933.JPG
the tower in 1933
New Castle Range Rear Light
LocationAdjacent to 718 Grantham Ln, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates 39°38′53.5″N75°35′56.4″W / 39.648194°N 75.599000°W / 39.648194; -75.599000 Coordinates: 39°38′53.5″N75°35′56.4″W / 39.648194°N 75.599000°W / 39.648194; -75.599000
Tower
Constructed1876
ConstructionWood frame (first)
Steel (current)
Automated1953
Height90 feet (27 m)
Shapehouse with tower on roof (first)
Skeletal tower (current)
Light
First lit1953
Deactivated1953  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height110 feet (34 m)
Characteristic continuous green light [1]

The New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware. [2] [3]

History

This range was constructed in 1876 to mark the main channel past Pea Patch Island and Bulkhead Shoal; it took its name from the town, somewhat to the northeast of the lights. [4] The rear tower was integral to its dwelling, a two-story frame house, and was located on a 1-acre plot half a mile from the front light. It was supplanted by a steel skeleton tower in 1953, but the original house remained standing until deliberately burned in 1982 after falling into disrepair and a previous fire in 1975. [1] [3] [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. 1 2 Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books
  4. 1 2 "New Castle Range, DE". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2013-06-18.


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